The port of Cherbourg at the time of Brexit

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Trucks are parked before boarding a ferry operated by Irish Ferries on February 2, 2021 at the port of Cherbourg in northwestern France.

AFP - SAMEER AL-DOUMY

By: Alice Rouja

4 min

Since January 1 and the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (Brexit), the port of Cherbourg in Normandy, the first gateway to Ireland, has never been doing so well.

The transport of goods has tripled there.

  • France

  • United Kingdom

  • Trade and Trade