News / Dover could cope with a 50% increase in processing times, post-Brexit, report claims

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Predictions of miles of truck queues in the approaches to Dover after a hard Brexit are numerous, but a new report from Drewry Maritime Advisors claims the UK ro-ro gateway has considerable spare capacity.

The report calculated the port capacity of Dover, with current and predicted customs capacity and the vessel capacity of the two ro-ro operators, DFDS and P&O Ferries, and concludes that operations at the port could continue relatively unhindered if processes, dwell times and Calais port times increased ...