Felixstowe bans empties again as congestion builds and vessels ‘cut and run’

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The embattled UK port of Felixstowe has again had to revert to refusing to accept empty containers, in a continuing effort to clear its congestion backlog.
According to customer notice from Taiwanese line Evergreen to UK shippers and forwarders, the port this morning announced it would “temporarily stop the restitution of all empty containers until further notice”.
UK forwarders said the ban would mean further challenges to inland container operations already suffering …

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