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UASC has revised the upcoming UK call of its 18,800 teu AL Muraykh from Felixstowe to London Gateway, due to port congestion at the east coast container port.
In a customer advisory seen by The Loadstar, UASC offered its “sincere apologies” to customers for the late change and consequential diversion of cargo.
However, London Gateway has previously served the vessel, along with other Ocean 3 partner vessels on an ad-hoc basis, so the supply chain disruption should be minimal.
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Comment on this article
Julian Stephens
February 23, 2017 at 4:02 pmHow often does this kind of diversion happen for large container vessels?