Rotterdam’s Port Races to Prepare in Countdown to Brexit

A port worker at a ferry terminal in Rotterdam on Tuesday.

Photographer: Peter Boer/Bloomberg

Preparations for a definitive Brexit in less than 30 days are in full swing in the Rotterdam area, home to Europe’s biggest port.

Representatives from the port, customs and government were still handing out “Get ready for Brexit” flyers to truck drivers at a ferry terminal on Tuesday to let them know in eight different languages — such as Turkish and Polish — how their cargo can pass after Jan. 1.