Port of Felixstowe

Mumbai Maersk sets new draft record at Port of Felixstowe

The 20,568 TEU container ship Mumbai Maersk has set a new record for the deepest draft vessel to call at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe.

The vessel, deployed on Maersk Line’s AE10 service between Europe and Asia, arrived on 11 November from Bremerhaven, Germany to the UK port with a draft of 16.8 metres and sailed 24 hours later with a draft of 17 metres.

The record was set just four weeks after the UK’s largest container port announced the completion of a GB£130 million (US$160 million)...

https://container-news.com/mumbai-maersk-sets-new-draft-record-at-port-of-felixstowe/

Hutchison Ports completes Port of Felxistowe deepening

Hutchison Ports announced that the main approach channel and Berths 8&9 at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe have been deepened.

The announcement was formally made today (4 October) during the maiden call at the UK port of its namesake OOCL Felixstowe, the latest in a series of 24,188 TEU mega container vessels operated by COSCO-owned ocean carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).

The depth of the approach channel has been increased from 14.5 metres to 16 metres and Berths 8&9 increased...

https://container-news.com/hutchison-ports-completes-port-of-felxistowe-deepening/

Port of Felixstowe introduces autonomous terminal tractors into container terminal operations

Hutchison Ports-operated Port of Felixstowe is one of the first ports in Europe to introduce autonomous terminal tractor units (ATs) into mixed-traffic container terminal operations.

The first two battery-powered units to enter service at the UK’s largest container port have been supplied by manufacturer Westwell.

Clemence Cheng, chief executive officer at the Port of Felixstowe, commented, “These new autonomous trucks represent a significant technological step forward for the Port of Felixstowe....

https://container-news.com/port-of-felixstowe-introduces-autonomous-terminal-tractors-into-container-terminal-operations/

Ports under pressure as strikes over pay continue worldwide

Global maritime research consultancy Drewry reports that labour disputes and port workers’ strikes worldwide will continue to cause severe disruptions in container ports, several of which face heavy congestion challenges.

“Fast rising cost of living crisis to precipitate more labour disputes across developed markets as dock workers seek to make up for rampaging price inflation, heaping more disruption on congested ports,” said Eleanor Hadland, Drewry’s senior analyst of ports and terminals...

https://container-news.com/ports-under-pressure-as-strikes-over-pay-continue-worldwide/

Workers begin new round of strikes at Port of Felixstowe

Workers at the UK’s largest container port at Felixstowe have launched a new strike action today (27 September) due to an ongoing dispute over pay.

Over 1,900 members of the British trade union, Unite, began strike action at 07:00 (local time) on 27 September. The strike is expected to end on 5 October at 06:59 (local time).

This is the second walkout of Port of Felixstowe workers after the strike action at the end of August. Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company, owned by the port operator CK...

https://container-news.com/workers-begin-new-round-of-strikes-at-port-of-felixstowe/

Strike at Felixstowe port set to disrupt dozens of vessels; 33 boxships now affected

An eight-day strike at Port of Felixstowe in the United Kingdom, which started yesterday (21 August) by over 1,900 port workers over wages, is expected to affect supply chains across Europe.

The strike will severely disrupt trade, delay vessels and force re-routes, according to a global information technology company, IQAX, which published data about the currently affected container ships.

According to data from IQAX, 33 vessels are affected as of 21 August and the company noted that this number...

https://container-news.com/strike-at-felixstowe-port-set-to-disrupt-dozens-of-vessels-33-boxships-now-affected/

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