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.

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

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.

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