News / Congestion at Felixstowe pushes Maersk Lavras to London Gateway, boosting Asia-Europe call hopes

Maersk Line is diverting the UK call of its AE1 service 8,850 teu Maersk Lavras to London Gateway at the end of this week due to increasing berth and landside congestion at Felixstowe.

The carrier issued an advisory notice to customers late last week. The Maersk Lavras is scheduled to discharge 2,251 containers (all Maersk Line cargo) at London Gateway within a 24-hour window commencing at 1am on Saturday.

There are no plans to load exports and the ship will proceed to ...