News / 'Nightmare' for hauliers as demand swamps landside services at port of Liverpool

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Peak vessel demand at the UK port of Liverpool last week brought severe landside delays and nightmarish waits for hauliers at the T1 terminal, according to a spokesperson for Peel Ports.

Feedback to The Loadstar this morning from hauliers suggested turnaround times for vehicles at T1 was “still very slow”, with the problem appearing to be a lack of straddle carriers to serve the landside operation.

The spokesperson said: “Extended haulier wait times last week were a result of peak vessel demand ...