Irish logistics resilience being tested

The Government must take immediate action to alleviate some of the pressures within the Irish supply chain

Aidan Flynn: Budget 2022 was a missed opportunity for the Government to support the logistics sector through the intense pressures it is facing.

The challenges with global supply chain efficiencies have been well documented, particularly the acute situation faced by our closest trading partner, Britain.

The resilience of the Irish freight distribution and logistics sector is continuously being tested as a consequence of the intense change demanded by post-Brexit trading requirements and, of course, Covid, where large parts of the world’s economies and key markets have seen rolling disruption to manufacturing and distribution.