Carriers warn of delays as congestion increases at North Europe's ports
Congestion levels are set to rise at ports across Northern Europe – expect schedule disruption, ...
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By Mike Wackett
The UK’s two biggest container ports appear to have hit crisis level.
UK retailers potentially face weeks of delays in getting their Christmas stock onto the shelves in time for the peak consumer spending rush.
Moreover, UK exporters to Asia can virtually forget about getting containers shipped in November, due to carriers blanking a huge 11 eastbound voyages next month.
And many of those sailings that survive will be ‘cut & run’, without loading, due to the congestion at Felixstowe and Southampton.
The traditional peak season influx of holiday ...
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Chris
September 27, 2018 at 3:52 pmso its back to the good old days then?
I’ll bet the ports still offering much better than the 6+ hour turnaround times haulies often had to work with?
Mike Wackett
September 28, 2018 at 2:34 pmAt the port yes Chris, because of VBS, but can you get a VBS booking? Some guys are telling me that the wait time is 14 days – and then they are getting stung for quay rent!