News / Feeders get ready for flood of enquiries from Irish shippers as 'no-deal' looms

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A new service by Containerships has shown the growing importance of the Irish market to carriers.

The service is from Dublin to Rotterdam, and Hapag-Lloyd is adding Waterford to its links out of Dublin, Cork and Belfast

The increasing threat of a no-deal Brexit is prompting Irish shippers to re-examine the availability of all-sea service links to the continent as a replacement for a UK landbridge option that could be subject to tariffs and custom entry delays after 1 January 2021.

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