Brexit Trade Problems: What’s Gone Wrong and Can it be Fixed?

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Published on Monday, 18 January 2021 19:14
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BY BILLY MELO ARAUJO 01-17-2021 02:08:00

 

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Queues of lorries at borders and empty supermarket shelves confirm what most already knew: the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) has increased trade barriers between the EU and the UK.

So what problems are arising, and can anything be done to improve them?

1. Rules of origin

Upon announcing the deal on Christmas Eve, Boris Johnson claimed it would “enable UK goods to be sold without tariffs, without quotas in the EU market”. This has since been proven to be misleading.

Goods traded between the EU and UK avoid tariffs and quotas only where they originate from whichever side exported them. This is governed by the rules of origin, which aim to ensure that goods imported from, say, India into the

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Liquid & Bulk Transportation Vessels Market | Industry Report, 2030

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Published on Saturday, 16 January 2021 08:58
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Decline in COVID-19 Restrictions to Revive Market Growth

Bulk operators are coping with low freight rates and caving demand amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. China being one of the world’s biggest commodities importers had cut down on inbound cargoes of iron ore and coal in the first quarter. Thus, shipping companies in the liquid & bulk transportation vessels market are keeping commerce moving to revive market growth. They are expecting a recovery in freight rates by the end of the last quarter of 2020. However, operators are entering into the survival mode, since big exporters such as Brazil and Australia are experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The shutdown of automotive factories has added to the problems of vehicle carriers in the liquid &

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Dos positivos en la tripulación del Carnival Victory, amarrado en Navantia Cádiz

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Published on Thursday, 14 January 2021 08:26
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  • Los tripulantes del buque, que no han tenido contacto con los trabajadores del astillero, han sido puestos en cuarentena

El 'Carnival Victory', amarrado en el muelle de Navantia Cádiz.
 

El 'Carnival Victory', amarrado en el muelle de Navantia Cádiz. / JULIO GONZÁLEZ

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Dos miembros de la tripulación del 'Carnival Victory' han dado positivo por coronavirus, según ha podido confirmar este periódico. La dotación de este crucero, que permanece amarrado en un muelle del astillero de Navantia Cádiz, ha sido puesta en cuarentena en aplicación de los protocolos de seguridad. Asimismo, ningún trabajador de la factoría ha tenido contacto con los afectados, según las mismas fuentes. 

El 'Carnival Victory' se encuentra amarrado en el astillero de Cádiz desde el pasado mes

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Brief guide to sail-assisted cargo ships

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Published on Sunday, 03 January 2021 21:19
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In March 1803 on the Forth and Clyde Canal, the steamboat Charlotte Dundas made history. She towed two seventy-ton barges nineteen miles upwind to Glasgow in just nine hours and twenty-five minutes, ushering in a new era of steam-powered boats. SS Savanna made the first steam-assisted transatlantic crossing in 1819 and the world of powered engines opened up the oceans. 

Sail and steam coexisted in peace until the 1900s, when internal combustion engines changed the face of the industry. In 1903, the French barge Petit Pierre and the Russian river tanker Vandal were fitted with diesel engines, marking the start of the motor ship era.

In 2020, we’re progressing in the opposite direction. Sail-assisted vessels are back, but they’re nothing

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