News / Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp brace for financial impact of a hard Brexit

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The ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp are bracing for the worst effects of Brexit: the huge cost of adjusting customs and inspection procedures and new infrastructure investment to avoid serous supply chain delays after next March.

“It is negotiate for the best, and prepare for the worst,” Port of Rotterdam Authority chief executive Allard Castelein said.

His counterparts in Antwerp decided to appoint a full-time representative in London to monitor the latest Brexit developments, but Rotterdam has chosen to work in close collaboration with the ...