In response to potential administrative complications that could arise from Brexit, the British Ports Association (BPA) is calling for the government to classify port areas and surrounding clusters as ‘special port zones’.
BPA chairman Rodney Lunn and director Richard Ballantyne met with John Hayes, the minister of state at the Department of Transport to address concerns that Brexit could bring increased frontier and customs activities at ports.
There are concerns that these added processes could discuss cargo and logistics flows, making UK ports less competitive and adding costs to the freight industry, noted a statement from the BPA.
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