Felixstowe

More box ships skip UK hub ports and forwarders urge EC to intervene

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.
An advisory on Friday told UK customers that the Cosco Shipping Azalea, Ever Goods, Ever Globe, CSCL Jupiter and CSCL …

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Not a very merry Xmas for importers as ships cut and run from UK ports

Vessel diversions eased congestion at the UK’s container port hubs this week, but much of the cargo discharged at Rotterdam, Antwerp and Zeebrugge will struggle to reach vital Christmas markets.
Ocean carriers have skipped a number of UK calls in the past few weeks, obliged to “cut and run” due to slow working on ships that did get alongside,.
“I don’t know what’s worse,” said a forwarder at Felixstowe, “having our boxes …

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Importer fury as UK port congestion means boxes may be stranded for weeks

UK container imports offloaded at Antwerp, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge could be stranded for weeks before they can be relayed back, potentially missing out on the Christmas market.
Ships diverted from the heavily congested hub ports of Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway have mostly discharged their UK imports at the Benelux ports, but now carriers are struggling with their relay options.
Moreover, Antwerp and Rotterdam are reported to be “very full” across all …

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Congestion crisis outgrows ports as container stacks pop up across the UK

The container congestion crisis engulfing the UK has spread beyond the country’s ports and distribution centres into towns and villages.
To say residents in the sleepy Suffolk village of Melton, located about 10 miles inland from Felixstowe, were surprised to see large numbers of container trucks turning up on a disused plot of land over the past week would be an understatement.
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Felixstowe Port Bans Empties Amid Congestion Backlogs

  • Felixstowe port has again had to revert to refusing to accept empty containers, in a continuing effort to clear its congestion backlog.
  • Many hauliers and forwarders have blamed the port itself and its vehicle booking system (VBS).
  • The port has begun to publish a daily VBS booking summary, which shows how many bookingslots were released and how many went unused.

The embattled UK port of Felixstowe has again had to revert to refusing to accept empty containers, in a continuing effort to clear...

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No respite for congested UK container ports as carriers take evasive action

Container shipments from Asia to the UK continue to be subject to “unprecedented” delays and significant additional costs.
“It’s as bad as you hear, possibly worse,” Ryan Clark director and co-owner of UK-based Westbound Logistics, told The Loadstar today.
“Space is still an issue, as are ever-increasing rates,” said Mr Clark,
“We are constantly finding ourselves apologising to customers. If it’s not rollings, space problems or rate increases, it’s a berthing delay or …

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UK importers scramble to find container haulage as carriers skip congested ports

UK shippers have been hit by a further series of container shipping ad hoc capacity contractions as a number of vessels recently skipped UK port calls or reduced their time at berth.
It’s all due to continuing congestion at the country’s major container gateways.
Last week, the port of Southampton welcomed the first call of the LNG-fuelled CMA CGM Jacques Saade, the new flagship ultra large container vessel (ULCV) in the French …

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UK DfT snaps up extra ferry capacity to keep freight ‘flowing smoothly’ post-Brexit

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has signed a £77.6m deal with four ferry operators to provide extra capacity between the UK and continental Europe should cross-Channel freight flows be hit by significant disruption post-Brexit.
The DfT said the extra capacity amounted to 3,000 trailers a week and the deal with Brittany Ferries, DFDS, P&O Ferries and Stena Line is focused on nine routes serving eight ports – Felixstowe, Harwich, Hull, …

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Felixstowe revamps VBS to stop ‘haulier abuse’ and ease congestion

The port of Felixstowe is tightening up the criteria for using its vehicle booking system (VBS) at its two container terminals, which, it alleged, had been abused by some hauliers.
The UK’s biggest container port said the design of its heavily criticised VBS, which allows slots to be secured without a container associated with the booking, “had encouraged some hauliers to secure as many bookings as they could, irrespective of their …

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 Perfect Storm Creates Supply Chain Misery 

  • Felixstowe’s vehicle booking system had caused chaos, led to carriers diverting ships.
  • Accept bookings made via a booking template on an excel spreadsheet attached to an email.
  • It won’t take bookings to and from any port in the UK until at least 12 October.

A storm for the unhappy port of Felixstowe created supply chain misery, writes Mike Wackett for The Loadstar.

Supply Chain Misery

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