News / Maersk u-turn as port congestion increases across Northern Europe

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By Gavin van Marle

07/05/2025

Just a few months after electing to swap its UK hub from Felixstowe to London Gateway, Maersk is set to temporarily shift back the UK port call of its transatlantic TA5 service.

“Due to the current operational situation in London, [the] TA5 London Gateway call will be changing to Felixstowe Terminal, 22 May onwards. There will be no changes to the service rotation,” Maersk told customers today.

The carrier advised that the next two UK calls on the service, which is operated ...

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