News / Shipper and haulier anger at Liverpool as UK port congestion spreads north

Port of Liverpool

UK container ports continue to suffer congestion, with Liverpool the latest to come under fire from frustrated shippers and hauliers.

Hauliers serving the Peel Ports-owned facility told The Loadstar today they had been calling for an urgent meeting with the management since January to address the chronic delays at terminals T1 and T2, where, they claim, things have reached “boiling point”.

“It is a nightmare attempting to get a container from the port,” wrote one haulier, adding that it was “soul destroying” ...