News in Brief Podcast | Week 18 | Transpac chaos and Q1 earnings
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
By Mike Wackett
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 suffering from an acute shortage of HGV drivers.
Even before the botched implementation of a new terminal operating system at Felixstowe in June, which was the catalyst for the current congestion, the UK haulage industry was ...
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Paul Heasmer
October 07, 2018 at 5:19 pmThis 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