Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 30th October
Felixstowe Port
Road – No issues reported at present.
Port – IMPORTANT – Shipping lines have advised that the Port is due to shut off intake of Empty containers from Road and Rail. Very slow operations overnight, causing severe delays.
Vessel – Maersk Edirne (Working) / Ever Greet (Working) / ALS Juno (Working) / MSC Lausanne (Working) / Monte Azul (Working) / MSC Bettina (Inbound) / MSC Uberty (Inbound) / Monte Cervantes (Inbound) / MP The Brady (Inbound) / MSC Chloe (Inbound) / Spica J (Inbound) / OOCL Kobe (Inbound) / MSC Beatrice (Inbound) / OOCL Hong Kong (Inbound) / Elly Maersk (Inbound) / Anna G (Inbound) / Maersk Enshi (Inbound) / Marchen Maersk (Inbound).
Weather – Severe Rain and Wind expected to start tonight and across the weekend, potentially causing Port to slow down operations or close.
Southampton Port
Road – No issues reported at present.
Port – No VBS’s bookings available between 06:00 – 08:00 & 18:00 – 20:00 so the port can undertake a deep clean. There is a lack of VBS and slow turn around on the Port.
Vessel – UMM Qarn (Working) / Independent Pursuit (Working) / CMA CGM Tenere (Working) / MOL Empire (Inbound) / CMA CGM Louis Bleriot (Inbound) / Navi Baltic (Inbound) / MOL Trust (Inbound) / Greetje (Inbound) / Quebec Express (Inbound) / NYK Owl (Inbound) / Aurora (Inbound) / MSC Esthi (Inbound).
Weather – Severe Rain and Wind expected to start tonight and across the weekend, potentially causing Port to slow down operations or close.
London Gateway Port
Road – No issues reported at present.
Port – No issues reported at present.
Vessel – APL Danube (Working) / Ebba Maersk (Working) / CMA CGM Jean Gabriel (Working) / MSC Monica (Cancelled) / MSC Marta (Inbound) / Hong Kong Express (Inbound) / Santa Isabel (Inbound) / APL Chongqing (Inbound) / MSC Nitya B (Inbound) / CMA CGM Saint Laurent (Inbound) / MSC Marina (Inbound) / Robin 4 (Inbound) / Afif (Inbound) / America (Inbound) / Wes Gesa (Inbound) / Anna G (Inbound) / MSC Julie (Inbound) / Palena (Inbound) / MSC Susanna (Inbound) / Cap San Nicolas (Inbound) / MSC Elma (Inbound).
Weather – Severe Rain and Wind expected to start tonight and across the weekend, potentially causing Port to slow down operations or close.
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