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European Policy on Free Trade Sounds Fine but UK Logistics Interests Will Raise an Eyebrow
Promises to Encourage Freight Movement Looked Upon Dubiously
EUROPE – There will be many among the logistics and freight forwarding community in the UK who will have strong reactions to the latest statements from Brussels and beyond with regard to future EU trade policy.
Very few of the comments forthcoming are likely to be appreciative, the industry having had to suffer the tortuous exit from the Community, something commonly viewed in Britain as a process which was subject to deliberately obstructive tactics by elements within the Community hierarchy.
While goods tariffs often grab the headlines when it comes to international trade, rules that restrict shipping such as domestically flagged vessels being crewed by people from those countries often create far larger financial barriers.
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Cutting restrictive trade policies could boost global economic recovery from COVID-19 by 3.4%, finds International Chamber of Shipping
Countries around the world could boost their prospects of economic recovery from Covid-19 by reducing restrictive maritime trade policies, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has found. An ICS report, entitled ‘Protectionism in Maritime Economies’ and co-authored with Professor Craig Van Grasstek of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, found that reducing trade protectionism could see GDP gains for national economies increase by up to 3.4%.