Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 15th August 2023

Your daily update for Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway Ports, with the latest news on road and weather conditions, port turnaround times and vessel arrivals.

Road – Slow traffic on A12 Northbound before J33 A1214 / A14 (Copdock Interchange). A603 Gonville Place busy but moving in the centre of Cambridge. Usual congestion on Hauxton Road and the High Street Northbound in to Trumpington. One lane closed due to lorry having a tyre changed on M1 Southbound from J17 M45 (Dunchurch / Coventry) to J16 A45 (Daventry), traffic is coping well. Queueing traffic on The A5123 Southbound at M1 J15A (Towcester / Northampton Services), in the roadworks area. Usual queues on A421 Great Barford Bypass Eastbound before A1 Great North Road (Black Cat Roundabout). Traffic easing on A120 Coggeshall Road Eastbound before A12 J25. Slow traffic on A120 at Galley’s Corner. Traffic returned to normal on Chelmer Valley Road between Essex Regiment Way and Parkway. Queueing traffic on A130 Northbound at A12 Chelmsford Bypass. Slow traffic on A127 Southend Arterial Road Westbound before A1245 (Fairglen Interchange). Traffic easing, earlier broken-down car on M25 anticlockwise before J29 A127 (Romford / Basildon).

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

Vessel – Ever Aim (Working), MSC Raya (Working), Containerships VIII (Working), Eleonora Maersk (Inbound), Vayenga Maersk (Inbound), Cosco Japan (Inbound), Kure (Inbound), MSC Vandya (Inbound), Mastery D (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report

Road – Usual slow traffic on M271 Northbound at M27 J3. Traffic returned to normal on Eastern Road Northbound at A27 Roundabout. Slow traffic on A27 Chichester Road around and past Arundel.

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

Vessel – ONE Triumph (Working), CMA CGM Georg Forster (Working), NYK Meteor (Inbound), Ontario Express (Inbound), MSC Greenwich (Inbound), Halley (Inbound), Independent Quest (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report

Road – Traffic easing, earlier broken-down car on M25 anticlockwise before J29 A127 (Romford / Basildon). Traffic easing on M25 anticlockwise at the Dartford Tunnels. Heavy traffic on A2 London bound at A2260 Southfleet Road (Northfleet / Ebbsfleet Turn Off). Queueing traffic for four miles and one lane closed due to accident, three cars involved on M26 London bound at J2A A20 London Road (Wrotham). Congestion to M20 J4 (Leybourne/Snodland). Slow traffic on M25 clockwise from Clacket Lane Services to J6 A22 (Godstone). Queueing traffic on M25 both ways at J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Congestion to J9 Leatherhead clockwise, J11 Chertsey anticlockwise, and A3 queues either side from Cobham and Ripley Services, in the roadworks area. Traffic easing on A217 Bell Street / Cockshot Hill into town before High Street (Market Hotel). Heavy traffic on M25 clockwise before J15 M4. M4 Eastbound lane blocked on entry slip road due to broken down motorbike at J4 (Heathrow / Uxbridge), approach with care. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J17 A412 Denham Way (Maple Cross) to a mile after J16 M40. Usual slow traffic on A41 Southbound at M25 J20. Traffic returned to normal on M25 anticlockwise from J21 M1 to J19 A41 (Watford). Usual slow traffic on A405 North Orbital Road between M1 J6 and B4630 Watford Road (Shell Roundabout). Queueing traffic for one mile on A1 Southbound after the M25 / A1M (South Mimms), in the roadworks area. Usual congestion on A10 Great Cambridge Road Southbound before M25 J25. A121 Woodridden Hill busy but moving 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 – Santa Cruz (Working), Brooklyn Bridge (Working), MSC Anchorage (Working), Nysted Maersk (Inbound), CMA CGM Cayenne (Inbound), Hubert Schulte (Inbound), CMA CGM Fort Royal (Inbound), Marchen Maersk (Inbound), Puerto Limon Express (Inbound), San Marco Maersk (Inbound), Seatrade Green (Inbound), Mastery D (Inbound), CMA CGM Carl Antoine (Inbound), MSC Nerissa (Inbound), Hudson Express (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report