Container deliveries to and from the Port of Felixstowe are facing severe disruption as over 1,900 workers prepare to stage an eight-day strike after negotiations on a wage hike failed to reach agreement this week. However the strike may be aver…
Bananas in refrigerated containers will arrive in Southampton this week as part of a new reefer service DP World is offering fruit suppliers across the globe. Ernst Schulze, UK chief executive of DP World, said: “Following on from last week’s ne…
Operations at Felixstowe port could grind to a halt next month after union members recorded a “massive” 92% vote in favour of strike action over pay. The UK’s largest container terminal said Unite had agreed to its request to meet with conciliat…
DP World handled more than one million TEU at London Gateway in the first six months of the year – a record for the port. Between January and June, it saw throughput of 1,013,000 TEU, a 10% increase on its previous best half-yearly performance i…
DP World’s container terminal at Southampton has eliminated fossil diesel from its operations in favour of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which it estimates will cut 14,000 tons of CO2 annually. The move follows a trial of HVO at the port las…
Lorries headed for Dover were trapped in 20-mile long queues again this weekend with further delays in the pipeline as another wave of holiday-makers prepare to head for the port this week, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend. The queues began…
London Medway, which is part of the Peel Ports Group, is reporting its busiest ever month for unaccompanied freight between the UK and France. Last month the port broke records after the service, which is run by DFDS, carried nearly 4,000 traile…
Europa Road has taken delivery of five new high spec Renault T range 6 x 2440 13 L trucks and will add another five to its 50-strong fleet in May. The move is part of an ongoing replacement strategy with the aim of renewing the whole artic fleet…
The Port of Hull is set to expand its logistics facilities after Associated British Ports (ABP) was granted outline planning consent by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to develop more than 4.25 million sq ft of industrial, manufacturing and log…
Operation Brock will remain in place until at least after the May Day bank holiday on 2 May, in order to manage the flow of traffic to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. The Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) said the decision to keep the traffic contro…
Maritime Transport has signed a long-term agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to operate a six-acre loaded container storage facility at the Port of Ipswich, in a move aimed at meeting growing customer demand for container storage. Mar…
Lorries are continuing to queue on the M20 and A20 into Dover today (5 April) as disruption to traffic crossing the Channel enters its fifth day. Hauliers have faced severe delays getting in and out of Dover since last week, as a result of a lac…
DFDS has relaunched its unaccompanied freight service between Sheerness and Calais with its vessel, the M/V Botnia Seaways. With a carrying capacity of 11,530 gross tonnage, the M/V Botnia Seaways will be the new dedicated vessel for the route, …
P&O Ferries has sacked 800 staff with immediate effect after making a £100m loss year-on-year. The ferry operator apologised for the significant disruption across its services as it made the drastic move, saying there was no future for the b…