News / M20 crash adds to freight misery at Dover, already beset by staff shortages

Freight movements in and out of Dover are facing substantive delays, which may last well into next week, amid staff shortages and a serious crash on the motorway to the Kent port.

Chief executive of Port of Dover Doug Bannister said today such was the extent of the chaos that he was declaring it a “critical incident” and, while much of the focus has been on holidaymakers, the impact on cargo throughput was “massive”.

Brokerage manager at Metro Shipping Andy Fitchett told ...