DP World have confirmed that unexpectedly high container stack levels are causing disruption to terminal service levels, which has resulted in slower productivity and means some vessels are departing early.
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As sea freight rates soar on the Asia-US trade, the question is, will the lines try and repeat their revenue recovery on the Asia – UK trade.
Asia is preparing and the Philippines is evacuating ahead of Typhoon Mangkhut, which is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, prompting alerts, with cancelled flights and port disruption expected across east and southeast Asia.
Trade press reports are highlighting increasingly negative service issues, as ports, carriers and hauliers struggle to deal with the fallout from Felixstowe’s disastrous software upgrades.
We are receiving further updates from our colleagues in New Delhi of the strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress last weekend. The nationwide strike has brought the entire textile industry to a standstill, with many factories having to suspend production in the absence of raw materials. (NOTE: THIS STRIKE HAS ENDED, SEE BELOW)
Although service levels at the terminal have improved, disruption may continue for a further two months.
The port of Felixstowe installed nGen, its new terminal operating system, at the beginning of last week, resulting in severe delays and cancellations from Monday, which are still continuing.
APL’s solution for time-sensitive shipments, will launch on the 1st July from China and ports across Asia.
With MIQ Logistics trailers moving across Europe continuously we strongly support efforts to protect our drivers and customers cargoes, by creating more secure parking places across the continent.
