While reports of chaos and bottlenecks at British ports litter the press, the UK's seafood companies are focused on “being as ready as they can be” for Jan. 1, 2021 when the Brexit transition period ends and the UK leaves the EU.
The current pandemonium is down to several factors: the global shipping industry is out of sync due to the pandemic; ports are full and there is a container shortage thanks to companies stockpiling goods and empty containers not being collected from ports; and then there general uncertainty around the impacts of new Brexit regulations come Jan.
