Tag: port of Dover

The Port of Dover in the United Kingdom published its decarbonization roadmap announcing its ambition to become the world’s first (high-volume) Green Shipping Corridor.

Officials at the Port of Dover refused access to ITF Inspectors who were present in order to investigate welfare issues that had been raised by replacement crew members on board P&O Ferries’ vessels in the port.

The world’s largest sailing ship was detained at the Port of Dover in the UK, shortly before the ship was due to begin its maiden voyage.

The head of Port of Dover reported that the UK has an 11-month deadline to issue new customs systems across the country to avoid potential border checks blocking its biggest trade arteries when it fully leaves the European Union.

Doug Bannister, the Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Dover stated that the port, through which a sixth of the U.K.’s trade in products is being transferred, will be able to deal with any disturbance experienced by a no-deal Brexit, accounting for predictions of chaos.

Cambridge Pixel, a developer of radar display, tracking and recording sub-systems, provided its radar video trackers and display technology to Marico Marine, under an investment by the Port of Dover into safety systems at Europe's busiest ferry port.

Transport companies are being called to bid in order to provide extra freight capacity in case of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. The ferry procurement process as the UK was preparing to leave the EU on 29 March, costed taxpayers over £85m.

The Port of Dover is Europe's busiest international roll-on roll-off ferry port, handling up to €136 billion of trade or 17% of the UK's trade in goods. Many were the reports according to which the port could be severely affected in light of Brexit. 

The Port of Dover has the resilience to cope with moderate disruption arising from Brexit and there is latent short sea capacity to absorb significant overflow at the port in the event of capacity constraints, according to an independent study by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

The Port of Dover has been at the centre of contingency planning to minimise disruption in the event of a No-Deal Brexit. For this reason it has been working with the UK government to deliver a plan for lorry traffic to be pre-notified to customs so that vehicles do not need to be held at the port.