Bad weather hits Felixstowe, so UASC diverts more sailings to London Gateway
Adverse weather at the UK’s biggest container port, Felixstowe, caused more disruption last week, and ...
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By Mike Wackett
With the opening of the massive new London Gateway just down the river, the port of Tilbury’s London Container Terminal (LCT) is claiming its first victory in a no-holds-barred battle for the UK’s boxline customers.
LCT received the first call from German carrier OPDR last week after clinching a deal which saw the niche Iberian peninsula, Canary Islands and North Africa operator switch its business of around 200 port calls a year from Felixstowe to the River Thames facility.
The port says ...
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Gary
December 10, 2013 at 6:49 pmThe above is a great insight as to how the smaller lines will shift from what are perceived as Main UK Hubs to the smaller niche terminals such as LCT and Thamesport given time as they will then get the berths and cranes that they also need to maintain a healthy schedule to keep the business moving.
As per another article about irresponsable terminal building i feel that DPW building London Gateway have once again decided that they should build for the sake of it just because they can and have made HUGE assumptions that the lines will be scrambling to join them and leave the established FLX – SOU which currently hasn’t happened. That being said it may but it could turn into the best gamble they have ever made or into a thing of nightmares for DPW if One of the large consortiums/lines do not switch sooner rather than nightmare. I feel for the accountants looking at the numbers.
Andy Robins
December 11, 2013 at 3:00 amWith so much choice, this has to be good news right down the chain to the consumer.
It will be interesting to see if all these terminals can turn a profit year on year.
We sense confidence is taking over from the doom and gloom of this past recession, so this should bode well for all ports across Europe.
Kind Regards
Andy