TRADE has nosedived in Wales as a result of Brexit, a shipping operator has revealed.

Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said Holyhead and Fishguard have both been affected.

Two major ports in Wales saw trade plummet by 30 per cent in 2021 as a result of post-Brexit changes in the way freight is moved, a ferry operator has said.

Holyhead and Fishguard ports saw a 30% drop in traffic in 2021, according to its operator Stena Line. / Ian Davies, boss of Stena's UK ports, said it was down to the new post-Brexit trading relationship with the European Union rather than the pandemic.