Suffolk port handling 40% of UK’s containerised imports and exports forced to turn away ships from Asia
Fears are growing about Christmas stock shortages after Felixstowe, the UK’s biggest container port, was forced to turn away ships from Asia because of a backlog of containers caused by the HGV driver shortage.
The world’s largest container shipping company, the Danish firm AP Moller-Maersk, said the Suffolk port – which handles about 40% of containers coming in and out of the UK – was among the most challenging ports in the world, after Los Angeles and Savannah in the US.
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