Will the smooth sailing of UK & Ireland ferry freight be roughed up by Brexit?

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One transport sector likely to feel the shock of Brexit most heavily will be the ferry business between the UK and the continent and the UK and Ireland.

If an existential threat to shipping emerges, you can almost guarantee that ferries will be in the vanguard at the point of impact.

In recent times the sector has somehow managed to survive the successive threats of the Channel Tunnel; low-cost airlines; the abolishing of duty free; and the introduction of low-sulphur fuel regulations – all have put ...