24.01.2022
Artikel Nummer: 39270
Freight shows good performance after Brexit
Le Shuttle Freight transported nearly 4 million trucks through the Channel Tunnel in 2021, 6% less than in the year before. The number railfreight trains operated in 2021 dropped by 5% to 1,654. These figures show that freight performed very well in a year marked by the implementation of Brexit, Getlink said.
On 1 January 2022, new British customs regulations were put in place: the goods movement reference (GMR) is now mandatory for crossing the border. This means more constraints for the hauliers, but, according to the group, the assistance they currently receive reduces their percentage of "rejects" to 5% or less. The group's subsidiary Europorte also did well in 2021, with a revenue of EUR 130.2 million - 6% above 2020. (ben)