Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 14th December 2023

Road – A14 no issues to report. Slow traffic on A421 Great Barford Bypass Eastbound before A1 (Black Cat Roundabout). Queueing traffic for four miles and one lane closed due to accident, a car and a lorry involved on M40 Southbound from J10 A43 (Brackley / Cherwell Valley Services) to J9 A34 (Bicester), congestion to two miles back along the A43. Slow traffic on A120 at Galley’s Corner. A120 Westbound closed, queueing traffic for three miles due to overrunning roadworks at (Priory Wood Roundabout) Bishops Stortford. Congestion to Stansted Airport. Queueing traffic on A130 Northbound at A12 Chelmsford Bypass. Queueing traffic on A1114 Great Baddow Bypass inbound at the Army and Navy roundabout. Long delays due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise from J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout) to J27 M11, congestion to both sides at J28 Brentwood, also heavy clockwise for four miles. 

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

Vessel – MSC Ambra (Working), Ever Art (Working), MSC Bianca (Working), W Klaipeda (Working), Paris Li (Inbound), YM Evolution (Inbound), OOCL Scandinavia (Inbound), MSC Roshney V (Inbound), MSC Poh Lin (Inbound), Maersk Campbell (Inbound), Maersk Cap Carmel (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Slow traffic on A337 Romsey Road inbound at High Street. Usual slow traffic on A32 Fareham Road between Gosport and Fareham. Usual congestion on A27 Chichester Bypass Eastbound from Fishbourne Roundabout to Portfield Roundabout. 

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

Vessel – AL Zubara (Working), ONE Infinity (Working), Toronto Express (Working), Maersk Neston (Inbound), Independent Future (Inbound), Ever Living (Inbound), CMA CGM Kerguelen (Inbound), CMA CGM Constanza (Inbound), Evridiki G (Inbound), HC Eva Marie (Inbound), Tolten (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Long delays due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise from J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout) to J27 M11. Congestion to both sides at J28 Brentwood, also heavy clockwise for four miles. Queueing traffic for three miles due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise after J29 A127 (Romford / Basildon). Congestion to two miles before J29. Slow traffic on M25 clockwise from J30 A13 (Lakeside / Purfleet) to the QE2 Bridge. Slow traffic on A2 London bound at A2260 Southfleet Road (Northfleet / Ebbsfleet Turn Off). Slow traffic on M25 clockwise from J5 M26 / A21 (Sevenoaks) to J6 A22 (Godstone). Slow traffic on A243 Leatherhead Road around B280 Fairoak Lane. Queueing traffic on A3 Northbound before M25 J10 (Wisley Interchange). Queueing traffic on M25 both ways at J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Congestion to J9 Leatherhead clockwise, to the M3 at J12 anticlockwise, and long queues on the A3 northbound from Ripley Services, in the roadworks area. Usual slow traffic on A245 Byfleet Road Eastbound before A3 (Painshill). Delays on M25 anticlockwise before J12 M3. Heavy traffic on M25 clockwise before J15 M4. Usual queues on A312 The Parkway Southbound before M4 J3. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J17 A412 Denham Way (Maple Cross) to J16 M40. Usual 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. Queueing traffic due to accident on A121 and Epping New Road both ways at A104 Epping New Road (Wake Arms Roundabout). Congestion to Golding’s Hill northbound coming from Loughton, and south on Epping Road, also, long westbound queues to the M26 at Waltham Abbey.

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

Vessel – ONE Manhattan (Working), MSC Sweden VI (Working), Bremen (Complete), Seatrade Blue (Inbound), AS Penelope (Inbound), Toconao (Inbound), Jazan (Inbound), Santa Rita (Inbound), Xin Nan Tong (Inbound), Ebba Maersk (Inbound), Cape Akritas (Inbound), MSC Cagliari IV (Inbound), Zim Vietnam (Inbound), Colorado Express (Inbound), MSC Yamuna VI (Inbound), Cussler (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.