El portacontenedores de 20.000 TEU Ever Given, que bloqueó el Canal de Suez en marzo, ha llegado hoy al puerto de Felixstowe – Inglaterra
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High levels of congestion at major container gateways have led to declining direct port calls by mainline Asia-North Europe vessels, and increased the likelihood that the UK could become a feeder market.
Over the past few months, the ranks of deepsea vessels omitting direct calls and unloading UK-bound cargo at north-west continental Europe gateways have swelled, leaving UK forwarders scrambling to find ways to retrieve customers’ cargo.
This has led some to lament that the country would be …
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The deadline for submission of bids to build and operate seven proposed freeports in England passes today, with as many as 40 bids understood to have been received by the UK Treasury.
A further three freeports are planned for Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland.
The government opened the bidding process in the middle of November, which meant a very tight window for ports and local enterprise authorities to form consortia and submit bids – a timeline that has been criticised within the...
https://theloadstar.com/deadline-day-for-english-freeports-bids-from-every-major-seaport-operator/
Record high spot rates from Asia to North Europe and predictions of huge hikes for annual contract rates could lead to a rush of cancelled orders for next year.
Retailers in Europe are already nervous about new partial lockdowns stymieing their sales, and the enormous sea freight rates and surcharges they are being billed is significantly adding to their concerns.
“We are certainly starting to see customers cancelling, as the rates are …
The post Asia-North Europe rates pass $10,000 – wait till...
https://theloadstar.com/asia-north-europe-rates-pass-10000-wait-till-its-our-turn-say-forwarders/
The financial impact on the UK’s biggest shippers from the port congestion crippling the country’s container supply chains could amount to over £15bn ($19.7bn), according to new research.
Risk management firm Russell Group today released new analysis that shows the top 10 UK importers that use Southampton have a combined financial exposure to the congestion at the port of £3.88bn. The list is headed by BP, Shell and Tesco.
However, that figure …
Businesses say a global shipping crisis is causing freight...
https://mfame.guru/price-rises-likely-due-to-uk-shipping-problems/
2M partners Maersk and MSC are...
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2M partners Maersk and MSC are swapping Felixstowe for Liverpool on their TA2/NEUATL2 transatlantic loop from the end of the year, in order to “provide stability to the service”.
The last sailing from Felixstowe will be by the 8,822 teu MSC Athens in week 51, with the first sailing from Liverpool by the 6,478 teu Maersk Sembawang planned for the following week.
“After careful evaluation of our network covering North Europe to/from …
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The congestion around the UK’s major container ports is showing few signs of abating, with forwarders today reporting more problems at Southampton.
Bad weather at the beginning of the week – heavy fog on Monday forced operations at Southampton to be temporarily suspended – has compounded the familiar issues of high import volumes, mounting stacks of empty containers and a shortage of haulage.
And truck turnaround times at the terminal have taken …
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https://theloadstar.com/congestion-problems-at-uk-ports-stacking-up-as-rising-imports-drive-delays/
According to a Loadstar report, as carriers continue to leave import containers stranded at North European ports and charge exporters more than $5,000 to ship a box to Asia, the pressure is growing for regulatory intervention.
And UK importers today face major challenges from the decision by Ocean Alliance members to divert five more vessels from Felixstowe to Zeebrugge in December.
Carriers Diverting from UK PortsAn advisory on Friday told UK customers that the Cosco Shipping Azalea, Ever...
https://mfame.guru/forwarders-urge-ec-to-intervene-as-carriers-avoid-congested-uk-ports/