News / Felixstowe revamps VBS to stop 'haulier abuse' and ease congestion

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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 actual need”.

“They then returned unwanted bookings at the last minute ...