Cargo ships diverted from UK ports amid containers backlog
3 years, 2 months ago

Cargo ships diverted from UK ports amid containers backlog

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK’s port industry has also warned that some ports are managing access to storage space with “short-term restrictions” in a bid to ease congestion issues. “Empty container levels remain high as import containers are returned and we are asking shipping lines to remove them as quickly as possible.” The lorry driver shortage has contributed to disruption at UK ports. Tim Morris, chief executive officer of the UK Major Ports Group, said that trade ports had become “the jam in the sandwich between surging, volatile shipping and UK supply chains badly impacted by factors such as HGV driver shortages”. “Ports are committed to working closely with customers and entire supply chains to keep goods moving.” And on a visit to an HGV training centre near Oldham in Greater Manchester, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the shortage was “absolutely foreseeable”.

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