Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 30th June

Road – One lane closed and slow traffic due to earlier car fire and fuel spillage on A1 Southbound between Great North Road (Kimbolton Turn Off) and A428. Congestion to Little Paxton. Slow traffic on A12 both ways between J26 A1124 Essex Yeomanry Way (Eight Ash Green / Tollgate interchange) and J30 B1029 Upper Street (Stratford St Mary), In the roadworks area. Very slow traffic on A120 at Galley’s Corner. A12 southbound between the A14 and the junction with the A120 Colchester East, Barrier repairs. A12 southbound between the A14 and the junction with the A133, Barrier repairs. A12 southbound between the A120 Colchester West and the junction with the A414 Chelmsford East, Roadworks scheme. A1 southbound between the A14 and the junction with the A428, Roadworks.

Port – No issues to report.

Vessel – MSC Istanbul (Working), OOCL Japan (Working), Volga Maersk (Working), APL Temasek (Working), BF Fortaleza (Inbound), Mastery D (Inbound), MSC Stella (Inbound), Ever Aim (Inbound), MSC Tuxpan (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Usual congestion on Burgess Road around A33 The Avenue. A335 Thomas Lewis Way both ways closed, heavy traffic due to police incident between Mayfield Road and A35 Stoneham Way. M27 westbound between junctions J8 and J7, Roadworks. M27 eastbound between junctions J5 and J8, Roadworks.

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

Vessel – CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin (Complete), JSP Mistral (Complete), Nordic Hamburg (Complete), CMA CGM Jacques Joseph (Working), Helmut (Complete), HMM Mir (Working), Maersk Niagara (Working), Independent Future (Inbound), CMA CGM Iskenderun (Inbound), Tucapel (Inbound), Elisabeth (Inbound), MSC Houston (Inbound), Barzan (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – One lane closed and queueing traffic due to accident on M25 clockwise before J30 A13 (Lakeside / Purfleet). Congestion to J29 A127 (Upminster). Slow traffic on M25 clockwise between J5 M26 / A21 (Sevenoaks) and J6 A22 (Godstone). Queueing traffic on A23 Brighton Road Northbound from M23 J7 / A23 / London Road North to Star Lane (Hooley). Congestion to traffic both ways at Star Lane. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise between J21 M1 and J18 A404 Rickmansworth Road (Chorleywood). Delays on A405 North Orbital Road between M1 J6 and B4630 Watford Road (Shell Roundabout).  

Port – Due to ongoing H & S meetings at the Port of Tilbury this has now had an impact on VBS Bookings. According to the Tilbury VBS Booking system currently the first available booking is 17:00 hours this afternoon, and this will of course cause all sorts of delays inbound and outbound. Further operational information can be found here.

Vessel – Matz Maersk (Working), MSC Brittany (Working), Amina (Complete), Majestic (Arrived), Delaware Express (Inbound), X-Press Agility (Inbound), Baltic Tern (Inbound), Lyme Bay (Inbound), MSC Adelaide (Inbound), Cap San Marco (Inbound), MSC Michela (Inbound), Guayaquil Express (Inbound), CMA CGM Kourou (Inbound), MSC Anya (Inbound), Dimitra C (Inbound), YM Wellspring (Inbound), Santa Cruz (Inbound), MSC Carmen (Inbound), MSC Aino (Cancelled), MSC Madrid (Inbound), MSC Coruna (Cancelled), MSC Everest (Cancelled).

Weather – No issues to report.