Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 26th May 2023

Road – Slow traffic on The A14 Westbound from J49 (Stowmarket) to J47 A1088 (Woolpit), in the roadworks area. One lane closed due to broken down car on M1 Southbound from J15 A45 (Northampton) to J14 A509 (Milton Keynes), traffic is coping well. Usual slow traffic on A120 at Galley’s Corner. Heavy traffic on Chelmer Valley Road between Essex Regiment Way and Parkway. Queueing traffic on A1114 Great Baddow Bypass inbound at the Army and Navy roundabout. Heavy traffic on A130 Northbound at A12 Chelmsford Bypass. Heavy traffic on A127 Southend Arterial Road Westbound before A1245 (Fairglen Interchange).

Port – No issues to report. Further operational information can be found here.

Vessel – MSC Rifaya (Working), MSC Raya (Working), Cosco Shipping Galaxy (Working), MSC Carmen (Working), Cosco Indonesia (Working), Ever Acme (Inbound), JSP Mistral (Inbound), Elbwind (Inbound), Njord (Inbound), Northern Magnum (Inbound), MSC Nerissa (Inbound), MSC Lisbon (Inbound), Evelyn Maersk (Inbound), MSC Loreto (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Delays expected due to Three ships are in Port today arriving between 05:30 and 06:06 and depart between 17:00 and 18:00 on West Quay Road, Town Quay, and Canute Road in Southampton. Queueing traffic on Burgess Road around A33 The Avenue. Queueing traffic on A35 Redbridge Causeway Eastbound at A36 Commercial Road, in the roadworks area.

Port – No issues to report. Further operational information can be found here.

Vessel – Gardiner (Working), BG Emerald (Working), Independent Quest (Working), Songa Puma (Working), Cosco Faith (Inbound), CMA CGM Gemini (Inbound), Maike D (Inbound), Atlantis A (Inbound), JSP Anna (Inbound), MSC Alma VII (Inbound), Helmut (Inbound), Tucapel (Inbound), ONE Tribute (Inbound), Navios Spring (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Delays on M25 anticlockwise at the Dartford Tunnels. A2 London bound partially blocked, slow traffic due to accident, a car and a lorry involved from A2260 Southfleet Road (Northfleet / Ebbsfleet Turn Off, Ebbsfleet Valley) to B255 Bean Lane (Bean Interchange, Bean). Slow traffic on M25 clockwise from J5 M26 / A21 (Sevenoaks) to J6 A22 (Godstone). Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J17 A412 Denham Way (Maple Cross) to a mile past J16 M40. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J20 A41 (Kings Langley) to J19 (Watford). Usual slow traffic on A41 Southbound at M25 J20. Usual slow traffic on A405 North Orbital Road between M1 J6 and B4630 Watford Road (Shell Roundabout). Slow traffic on A10 Great Cambridge Road Southbound before M25 J25.  

Port – Tilbury port very busy and have no VBS Bookings until 13:00 hours, expect delays to inbound and outbound traffic. Further operational information can be found here.  

Vessel – Buenos Aires Express (Working), ONE Milano (Working), Njord (Working), Alexander B (Inbound), Mehuin (Inbound), Missouri Express (Inbound), MSC Ludovica (Inbound), MSC Aby (Inbound), MSC Alicante (Inbound), Dimitra C (Inbound), MSC Branka (Inbound), MSC Vigo (Inbound), APL Savannah (Inbound), Traiguen (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.