Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 30th 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 – A1 Great North Road Southbound busy but moving at A421 Bedford Road (Black Cat Roundabout). Queueing traffic on The A5123 Southbound at M1 J15A (Towcester / Northampton Services), in the roadworks area. One lane closed due to emergency barrier repairs on M1 Southbound between J15 A45 (Northampton) and J14 A509 (Milton Keynes). Slow traffic on A12 Southbound at J26 A1124 Essex Yeomanry Way (Eight Ash Green / Tollgate interchange), in the roadworks area. Queueing traffic on A130 Northbound at A12 Chelmsford Bypass. Slow traffic due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise between J29 A127 (Romford / Basildon) and J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout).

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

Vessel – MSC Kayley (Working), OOCL Indonesia (Working), Venta Maersk (Working), Ever Given (Working), W Klaipeda (Inbound), Evelyn Maersk (Inbound), MSC Mariella (Inbound), MSC Ivana (Inbound), JSP Mistral (Inbound), MSC Roshney V (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report

Road – Delays expected due to three ships are in Port today arriving between 06:05 and 07:00 and depart between 17:00 and 21:00 on West Quay Road, Town Quay and Canute Road in Southampton. One lane closed and slow traffic due to broken down vehicle on M3 Northbound from J12 A335 (Eastleigh) to J11 A3090 Hockley Link (Winchester South). Delays of up to ten minutes and some cancellations on Southern between Bognor Regis and Barnham due to earlier engineering train that broke down. Usual slow traffic on A27 Chichester Road around and past Arundel.

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

Vessel – ONE Tribute (Working), APL Raffles (Working), NYK Romulus (Complete), Toronto Express (Inbound), CMA CGM Constanza (Inbound), Hammonia Husum (Inbound), HMM Le Harve (Inbound), Independent Horizon (Inbound), Songa Puma (Inbound), Cosco Hope (Inbound), Cosco Glory (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report

Road – Slow traffic due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise between J29 A127 (Romford / Basildon) and J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout). Usual congestion on M25 anticlockwise at the Dartford Tunnels. Slow traffic on A2 London bound at A2260 Southfleet Road (Northfleet / Ebbsfleet Turn Off). Heavy traffic on M25 clockwise from J5 M26 / A21 (Sevenoaks) to J6 A22 (Godstone). Queueing traffic on A3 Northbound before M25 J10 (Wisley Interchange). Slow traffic on M25 both ways at J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Congestion to Cobham Services clockwise, a mile anticlockwise, and the A3 northbound past Wisley Gardens, in the roadworks area. Usual congestion on A245 Byfleet Road Eastbound before A3 (Painshill). Queueing traffic due to earlier accident on exit slip road on M4 Westbound before J4b M25. Congestion to J4 Heathrow. Slow traffic on A312 The Parkway Southbound before M4 J3. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J17 A412 Denham Way (Maple Cross) to a mile after J16 M40. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise around J19 (Watford). Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise before J26 A121 (Waltham Abbey). Slow traffic due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise between J29 A127 (Romford / Basildon) and J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout).

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

Vessel – Maersk Gateshead (Working), CMA CGM Fort de France (Working), AL Manamah (Arrived), Osaka Express (Inbound), Maersk Candor (Inbound), San Nicolas Maersk (Inbound), CMA CGM Abu Dhabi (Inbound), CMA CGM Jacques Joseph (Inbound), MSC Carole (Inbound), Colorado Express (Inbound), Cape Ferrol (Inbound), MSC Adelaide (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report