Pictures of queuing trucks, unable to leave UK freight ports are flooding the news worldwide. The situation caused by the attempt to stockpile goods before the 31 December Brexit deadline, worsened even more due to a mutation of Covid-19 that forced countries to close their borders with Britain. Due to fears for a new virus wave, authorities suspended all freight traffic to and from the UK, with concerns placed mainly on road transport. Now supply chains are bending under the weight of collapse, and the trade sector is looking alternatives in air and rail freight services.