News / European shippers rush to unload stock to beat looming Brexit deadline

Shippers on both sides of the Channel are hastily trying to move as much stock as possible before the Brexit transition period ends, with many expecting chaos at the border from 1 January.

With no sign of a deal between the EU and the UK, secretary general of the European Shippers Council (ESC) Godfried Smit said he knew of a number of shippers willing to sell goods at lower prices in advance of new quotas and tariffs.

Mr Smit told The Loadstar: ...