Preparing supply chains for the Post-Brexit future

December 11, 2018

A year on from the publication of the Damco white paper, Into the Unknown: Supply Chains after Brexit, there are still a number of unresolved policies and unknowable variables resulting from the UK’s decision to exit the European Union. For all of our customers, in the United Kingdom (UK), the European Union (EU) and beyond, understanding how Brexit will ultimately take shape is an important topic. These customers must nevertheless move forward in planning and negotiating supply and/or logistics contracts that will extend through to a time when the UK is no longer a member of the EU.

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