"It seems that Mudcat's requirements that members are civil to each other don't apply to some people." Yes Jimmie and who is the biggest offender by a country mile. You have the rare distinction on here of even insulting deceased members, to the disgust of all!
Physician heal thyself springs to mind. But the blindingly obvious escapes little jimmy

A few points.
Some 50 percent of Ireland's hauliers serve the Continent, and 30 percent of them carry refrigerated goods, where every hour counts.
https://www.politico.eu/article/cargo-food-production-producers-brexit-burns-irelands-british-bridge-to-eu-markets/

The first superferry has already started service the "brexit buster" MV Celine. For such a "cheap,efficient service", I wonder why it is presently operating the present service?
Zeebrugge        2018-12-21 07:05
Killingholme        2018-12-20 07:21
Zeebrugge        2018-12-19 08:29
Killingholme        2018-12-18 08:11
Zeebrugge        2018-12-17 08:09
For accuracy it's present position is off Salcombe,en route to Dublin.
As I said before if a direct link was cheaper that the UK landbridge everyone would be sailing. But for a rigid as opposed to a semi trailer,you have to pay the driver 40hrs of a round trip to do nothing.
I cannot find a direct comparison but I recall a round trip from Plymouth to Santander was approx 3 times the cost of Rosslare to Fishguard. The former distance is 800 miles, Dublin to Zeebrugge slightly less.
If it was cheaper it would not be skipping in and out of the UK'S biggest port inorder to fill it's timetable.