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Ports in Wales Under threat from Post-Brexit Trade
Ferry ports in Wales is where the nation's government has warned that post-Brexit trading patterns threaten the viability of the country's Irish Sea ports.
Trade flows from Ireland to Welsh ports have collapsed since January.
Irish hauliers are avoiding the ports due to complicated new administration.
The Welsh government has published a plan aimed at simplifying those processes and encouraging the return of Irish freight.
It says: "The urgency of this work has become self-evident.
"Data for Welsh ferry ports volumes in February shows a relative decline of in 'year-to-date volumes' of 50% in Holyhead, and 40% in the south West."
Brexit and the Irish Sea border have affected the ports in two main ways.
Firstly, Irish exporters are sending a lot more goods to the EU on new direct ferry services (incl. Rosslare Europort) to France or Belgium.
More on this from BBC News here
