Still unclear when ferries will resume sailings between Dublin and Holyhead as freight companies suffer extra costs and ferry services establish alternative routes
Holyhead Port: Transport Eamon Ryan and Minister of State for Transport James Lawless spoke with Stena Line and Irish Ferries on Monday about the closure of the key freight route. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
He was critical of Stena Line Ports Ltd. “It has really contributed to the mess we are in. We sat for three or four days with no guidance as to when the port was to reopen. It is understood that, at Monday’s meeting, Stena explained that its UK ports were constrained in respect of offering landing berths for Irish Ferries as they were already at capacity due to the closure of Holyhead.
Mr Hyland said his members were moving freight between Ireland and the UK using ferry services between Northern Ireland and Scotland, but this was adding significantly to costs and the amount of time trucks were on the road.
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