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News / Beleaguered UK importers prepared for further delays as more vessels divert from Southampton and Felixstowe

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Chronic congestion at the UK’s two largest container ports is forcing ocean carrier planners to make further last-minute ship diversions, causing chaos to the country’s supply chain.

Landside congestion at Felixstowe and Southampton has added to the woes of the UK haulage industry, which is already ...

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  • STEPHEN LINE

    October 01, 2018 at 4:32 pm

    Mike Wackett, Please look at our website !
    We advised you some while ago that we have a SOLUTION to port congestion.
    Our UNIVERSAL CARGO SYSTEM should speed up the supply chain by using
    FREBS designed ships and autonomous solar powered barges.
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  • Paul Heasmer

    October 07, 2018 at 5:19 pm

    This has steadily getting worse over the last 20 years,
    If you make the job worse year on year and increase the costs of getting a licence,this what happens it hs a worldwide problem

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