Port hires more than 140 new customs officers and paved more than 500 new parking spots for trucks to ready itself a Britain’s crash out of the EU
Part of the cargo port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. Picture: REUTERS/ERIC VIDAL
“The worst-case scenario is already, today, that we don’t know what happens. It is always better to know what will happen when than not to know,” Joachim Coens, the port’s president, told Reuters, as fog shrouded ship movements around the docks. The port has sent multiple warnings to companies trading with Britain via Zeebrugge, instructing them to have the necessary documents and comply with rules governing trade with third countries. However, this is a six-step process that can take more than 90 days to complete, so exporters due to ship after Friday should have applied at the start of January to ensure their products move without delay.
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