News / Importers angry as UK box ports buckle under 'abnormal demand'

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DP World’s London Gateway and Southampton container hubs are experiencing terminal congestion that threatens to further stymie the supply of holiday season products to the market.

Vessel-working and landside delays at the UK’s second and third-biggest container ports will add to the misery for importers hit by severe delays in recent months at the largest box port, Felixstowe.

Last week, CMA CGM announced it would levy a port congestion surcharge of $150 per teu on all imports via Southampton from 1 November, ...