Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 1st December 2023

Road – Slow traffic on Star Lane in the centre of Ipswich. Slow traffic on Chevallier Street / Yarmouth Road around Bramford Road and Norwich Road. Queueing traffic on A12 Northbound before J33 A1214 / A14 (Copdock Interchange). A14 Eastbound closed, long delays due to overrunning roadworks from J55 A12 (Copdock Interchange) to J57 A1189 Nacton Road (Nacton Interchange). Congestion to A14 J53 (Whitehouse Interchange) and back the A12 (Belstead / Copdock Village). Traffic returned to normal on A1 Southbound at A421 Great Barford Bypass (Black Cat Roundabout). Queueing traffic on A5123 Southbound at M1 J15A (Towcester / Northampton Services), in the roadworks area. Queueing traffic on A120 both ways between B1024 Colne Road (Coggeshall) and A131 (Marks Farm Roundabout, Withies Green), in the roadworks area. Queueing traffic on A1114 Great Baddow Bypass inbound at the Army and Navy roundabout. Queueing traffic on A130 Northbound at A12 Chelmsford Bypass. Slow traffic on A127 Southend Arterial Road Westbound before A1245 (Fairglen Interchange).

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

Vessel – Maersk Sembawang (Working), MSC Livorno (Working), MSC Hong Kong V (Working), Ever Aria (Working), BG Jade (Inbound), MSC Ans (Inbound), MSC Auriga (Inbound), JSP Mistral (Inbound), Mary Maersk (Inbound), Cosco Japan (Inbound), GSL Chateau D If (Inbound), MSC Mirja (Inbound), Ranger (Inbound), Ever Given (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Usual slow traffic on Winchester Road around A33 Bassett Avenue. Delays on M271 Northbound at M27 J3. M271 Southbound clear at A33 (Redbridge Roundabout). Slow traffic on A32 Fareham Road between Gosport and Fareham. Slow traffic on Eastern Road Northbound at A27 Roundabout.

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

Vessel – CMA CGM Zheng He (Working), Independent Primero (Working), Aurora (Working), Zebra (Inbound), Cosco Development (Inbound), CMA CGM Gemini (Inbound), Jork Ruler (Inbound), ONE Tribute (Inbound), HMM Le Havre (Inbound), APL Changi (Inbound), Maike D (Inbound), Aurora (Inbound), Tucapel (Inbound), Montreal Express (Inbound), CMA CGM Barracuda (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Queueing traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J29 A127 (Romford / Basildon) to J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout). Queueing traffic for one mile on A127 into town at Ardleigh Green Road / Squirrels Heath Road. Queueing traffic due to earlier broken-down van on M25 clockwise before J6 A22 (Godstone). Congestion to a couple of miles before Clacket Lane Services. Slow traffic on A243 Leatherhead Road around B280 Fairoak Lane. Usual slow traffic on A245 Byfleet Road Eastbound before A3 (Painshill). Queueing traffic on M25 both ways at J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Congestion to Cobham Services clockwise, and three miles anticlockwise after a breakdown in the queues, in the roadworks area. Earlier broken-down vehicle on M25 anticlockwise before J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Usual congestion on A316 Chertsey Road Eastbound from Hampton Road West (Apex Corner) to St Margaret’s Road Roundabout (Twickenham Bridge). Stop-start traffic on M4 onto the elevated section Eastbound from J3 A312 (Hayes) to J2 A4 (Brentford). Queueing traffic on A312 The Parkway Southbound before M4 J3. Slow traffic on A111 Southbound between M25 J24 / A1005 (Potters Bar) and Chalk Lane (Cockfosters Station). Queueing traffic on A10 Great Cambridge Road Southbound before M25 J25. 

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

Vessel – Potomac Express (Working), MSC Anchorage (Working), Santa Isabel (Working), Helena Schepers (Inbound), Navios Domino (Inbound), MSC Loretta (Inbound), Maersk Candor (Inbound), ONE Triton (Inbound), Little Emma (Inbound), MSC United VIII (Inbound), MSC Denmark VI (inbound), CMA CGM Estelle (Inbound), MSC Branka (Inbound), Frankfurt Express (Inbound), MSC Denmark VI (Inbound), Hyundai Singapore (Inbound), Cape Ferrol (Inbound), Ranger (Inbound), MSC Desiree (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.