Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 21st July 2023

Road – Queueing traffic on A12 Northbound before J33 A1214 / A14 (Copdock Interchange). Queueing traffic on The A5123 Southbound at M1 J15A (Towcester / Northampton Services), in the roadworks area. A120 Coggeshall Road Eastbound busy but moving before A12 J25. Queueing traffic on The A12 Southbound at J25 (Marks Tey), in the roadworks area. Chelmer Valley Road busy but moving between Essex Regiment Way and Parkway. Queueing traffic on A1114 Great Baddow Bypass inbound at the Army and Navy roundabout. Traffic easing on A127 Southend Arterial Road Westbound before A1245 (Fairglen Interchange). A12 London bound partially blocked, queueing traffic due to accident before the M25 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout), congestion to J12 Shenfield. 

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

Vessel – MSC Erica (Working), Ever Golden (Working), MSC Roshney V (Working), JSP Mistral (Working), Mastery D (Inbound), MSC Margrit (Inbound), Henrika Schulte (Inbound), Kota Lagu (Inbound), MSC Madeleine (Inbound), MSC Ditte (Inbound), JSP Sleipner (Inbound), OOCL United Kingdom (Inbound), GSL Chateau Dif (Inbound), BG Jade (Inbound), Estelle Maersk (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Slow traffic on Burgess Road around A33 The Avenue. Traffic easing on M271 Northbound at M27 J3. Queueing traffic on A35 Totton Bypass and Redbridge Causeway Eastbound before M271 (Redbridge roundabout), in the roadworks area. Slow traffic due to earlier accident on A27 Chichester By-Pass at B2145 Whyke Road (Whyke Roundabout). On the roundabout, all lanes have been re-opened.

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

Vessel – Evridiki G (Working), Maersk Neston (Complete), Independent Quest (Complete), Torrente (Complete), Aurora (Inbound), ONE Innovation (Inbound), NYK Rigel (Inbound), CSCL Neptune (Inbound), Helmut (Inbound), Ever Fame (Inbound), ONE Tradition (Inbound), APL Singapura (Inbound).

​Weather – No issues to report.

Road – A12 London bound partially blocked queueing traffic due to accident before the M25 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout). Congestion to J12 Shenfield. Queueing traffic on M25 clockwise from two miles before J30 A13 (Lakeside / Purfleet) to the QE2 Bridge. Congestion to the A13 London bound back to Grays. M25 anticlockwise entry slip road re-opened, an accident in the left-hand tunnel at J1a A206 / Dartford Tunnel. Long delays due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise at J1a Dartford Tunnel. Congestion to J3 M20 Swanley Interchange, and 20 minutes back along the A2 from Gravesend, all lanes have been re-opened, travel time is 45 minutes. Slow traffic on A2 Westbound at B255 Bean Lane (Bean Interchange). Slow traffic on M25 clockwise from Clacket Lane Services to J6 A22 (Godstone). A217 Reigate Hill Southbound busy but moving from M25 J8 to the one-way system. Queueing traffic on A3 Northbound before M25 J10 (Wisley Interchange). Slow traffic on M25 both ways at J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange), congestion to a few miles either side, and A3 queues northbound from Ockham Park, in the roadworks area. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J20 A41 (Kings Langley) to J19 (Watford). Slow traffic on A10 Great Cambridge Road Southbound before M25 J25. Queueing traffic on A121 Woodridden Hill between A104 Epping New Road / B1393 / B172 (Wake Arms Roundabout) and M25 J26.

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

Vessel – YM Wreath (Working), Nagoya Express (Complete), MSC Nerissa (Inbound), Valparaiso Express (Inbound), MSC Margarita (Inbound), MSC Archimidis (Inbound). NYK Themis (Inbound), MSC Palak (Inbound), Svendborg (Inbound), NYK Vesta (Inbound), Santa Rita (Inbound), MSC Yukta X (Inbound), HSL Nike (Inbound), MSC Geneva (Inbound), APL Detroit (Inbound), Maersk Kimi (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.