国际英语资讯:Direct shipping of goods between Ireland, continental Europe on rise amid Brexit fears
<p><span word="DUBLIN">DUBLIN</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bypass">bypass</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="ports">ports</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="fears">fears</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="RTE">RTE</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="half">half</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="landbridge">landbridge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="landbridge">landbridge</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 150,000 <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> <span word="developing">developing</span>...<span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landbridge">landbridge</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="Eamonn">Eamonn</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Reilly">Reilly</span>,<span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="Port">Port</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="phenomenal">phenomenal</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> 36% <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="anticipate">anticipate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Reilly">Reilly</span>.</p><p><span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="CLdN">CLdN</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="roll">roll</span>-<span word="on">on</span>/<span word="roll">roll</span>-<span word="off">off</span> (<span word="Ro">Ro</span>-<span word="Ro">Ro</span>) <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> "<span word="MV">MV</span> <span word="Laureline">Laureline</span>" <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="Ro">Ro</span>-<span word="Ro">Ro</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="ports">ports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zeebrugge">Zeebrugge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>.</p>
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