Light Dues will still rise

Although the UK Government has softened its April Light Dues hike to 2%, according to Maritime UK this could still cause significant harm to UK trade.

Jesper Kjaedegaard says the Irish subsidy is ‘a bit like asking the users of Heathrow Airport to pay for runway maintenance in Dublin.’

Although the UK Government has softened its April Light Dues hike to 2%, according to Maritime UK this could still cause significant harm to UK trade.