Congestion at Asian and European ports keeping charter rates firm
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By Alex Lennane
Heathrow Airport has defended its peak season plans – but warned forwarders, hauliers and handlers to change their behaviour to ensure there are no congestion problems.
Airport data indicates that volumes will be as strong, or stronger, than last year, when congestion became a major issue.
Heathrow’s operations centre has a plan in place to keep the Horseshoe flowing by managing the flow of vehicles through the control of traffic lights, marshalling and a queue system.
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The airport has also doubled capacity at its control posts and now ...
Comment on this article
zaax
October 24, 2018 at 11:30 amWho are HM Customs they went 15 years ago
Martina
October 25, 2018 at 3:24 pmI am sorry but this is a rather misinformed article and somewhat skewed as it doesn’t fully understand supply chains and demand planning, cargo transport operations or how and why peak-season volumes cause issues – Christmas shopping plays a surprisingly large part you may be surprised to hear. It also includes nothing from the opposite side of the viewpoint. I hope the editors seek to address this.