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Brexit port chaos forces Honda to pause car production

Honda said the stoppage was caused by a “transport-related parts delay” as ports are hit by Brexit and coronavirus.

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2020-12-09 09:55
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Honda has paused production at its Swindon plant after a shortage of car parts was sparked by delays getting supplies into Britain in the lead-up to the end of the Brexit transition period.

The Japanese car giant, which relies on “just in time” supply chains, told the BBC that the decision was caused by a “transport-related parts delay” as ports are hit by Brexit and coronavirus restrictions.

“The situation is currently being monitored with a view to restart production as soon as possible,” Honda said. It is looking at air-lifting parts in, but production was expected to grind to a half on Wednesday morning.

Honda’s factory in Swindon built just shy of 110,000 cars last year – but will close permanently next year.

Failing Grayling

Congestion at English container ports has been piling up in recent weeks, initially at Felixstowe but recently at London Gateway and Southampton too.

The backlog has built up with companies increasing orders after the first Covid-19 lockdown – while others have looked to stockpile goods before the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December.

Told at start a Covid story – Massive influx of PPE, but also logistics generally upended by massive impact on trade.

But here also been a mass late move into Brexit stockpiling to avoid hassle/tariffs., esp companies that used existing stockpiles for Covid.

All at same time

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) December 9, 2020

Reports last month suggested Felixstowe was in “chaos”, with ships forcibly diverted to Rotterdam due to “unacceptable” delays.

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The port’s parent company hired former transport secretary Chris Grayling to advise it during the summer – paying much-mocked former minister £100,000 for roughly seven hours of work per week.

Last month, it emerged that 11,000 of government-procured PPE had clogged up Felixstowe – although that backlog should now be cleared by Christmas. The port handles about 40 per cent of all the containers coming into and out of the UK.

Roads clogged up

The BBC said that congestion at England’s ports is now so bad that shipping firms have limited the amount of cargo they will bring to the UK, just weeks ahead of the looming Brexit deadline.

Consignments are reportedly being offloaded at continental ports like Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rotterdam.

A growing number of businesses are now complaining about disruption traceable to the ports. Builders have reported shortages of power tools, timber and roof tiles – and retailers are struggling to get stock into stores in time for the Christmas rush.

Meanwhile roads in Kent were choked by lorry queues on Tuesday for the fourth time in two weeks, with congestion caused by Brexit stockpiling and a reduction in the number of ferries as a result of the pandemic.

Related: Felixstowe Port – advised by Chris Grayling – in “chaos” as Christmas and Brexit loom

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