Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 23rd January

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 – Service suspended on Greater Anglia between Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket due to points failure at Kennett. Usual slow traffic on Trumpington road and Hauxton road northbound from M11 J11 and Trumpington to the centre of Cambridge. Reports of heavy traffic due to obstruction on the road on A12 at Foxhall road (Brightwell corner), on the roundabout. Very slow traffic on A12 northbound before J33 A1214 / A14 (Copdock interchange). Slow traffic on A120 Coggeshall road eastbound before A12 J25. Delays on A130 Essex Regiment Way inbound from Little Waltham and Little Leighs to Chelmer Valley road. Reports of queueing traffic due to traffic problem on A130 northbound at A12 J17 (Howe Green). Slow traffic and traffic heavier than normal on A414 Epping road westbound from King Street to A128 High Street (Four Wantz roundabout). Long delays due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise after J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street roundabout), xongestion to J30 A13 (Lakeside). 

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

Vessel – CSCL Atlantic Ocean (Working), APL Raffles (Working), Estelle Maersk (Inbound), Njord (Inbound), Venta Maersk (Inbound), MSC Elma (Inbound), W Klaipeda (Inbound), MSC Topaz (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Queueing traffic on Burgess Road around A33 The Avenue. Heavy traffic on A33 Bassett Avenue between Bassett Green road (Chilworth roundabout) and Winchester road roundabout. Slow traffic due to traffic light failure on A3057 Romsey Road both ways at A35 Winchester road. Heavy traffic on A35 Redbridge causeway eastbound at M271 (Redbridge roundabout), in the roadworks area. One lane closed due to emergency burst water main repairs on A31 westbound near Burley Services turn off. Heavy traffic and lane blocked on entry slip road due to broken down vehicle on M3 southbound at J9 A34 (Winnal roundabout / Winchester North). Delays on A32 Fareham road between Gosport and Fareham. Heavy traffic on Eastern road northbound at A27 roundabout. Reports of queueing traffic due to broken down vehicle and accident, two vehicles involved on A27 eastbound before A259 Cathedral Way (Fishbourne roundabout).

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

Vessel – HMM Mir (Working), OOCL Asia (Complete), Pantonio (Complete), CMA CGM Iskenderun (Complete), CMA CGM Columbia (Inbound), AS Palina (Working), MSC Sasha (Inbound), Elisabeth (Arrived), MOL Treasure (Inbound), NYK Rumina (Inbound), BG Emerald (Inbound), TS Singapore (Inbound), APL Vanda (Inbound), Montreal Express (Cancelled).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Delays on M25 anticlockwise at the Dartford Tunnels. Slow traffic on A2 London bound before A2260 Southfleet Road (Northfleet / Ebbsfleet turn off). Slow traffic on M25 clockwise between J5 M26 / A21 (Sevenoaks) and J6 A22 (Godstone). Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to accident, a car and a motorbike involved on M25 clockwise after J8 A217 Brighton road (Reigate), congestion to J7 M23. Slow traffic on M25 clockwise between J9 A243 (Leatherhead) and J11 A320 St Peters Way (Chertsey). Very slow traffic on A3 northbound before M25 J10 (Wisley interchange). Queueing traffic on M25 anticlockwise before J12 M3. Heavy traffic on M25 clockwise before J15 M4. Queueing traffic on A41 southbound at M25 J20. Long delays on M25 anticlockwise between J21 M1 and J15 M4. Congestion to the M40 northbound, back along the A40 to Uxbridge. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise between J21 M1 and J19 A41 (Watford). Queueing traffic on A10 Great Cambridge Road southbound before M25 J25. Long delays due to earlier accident on M25 anticlockwise after J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street roundabout), congestion to J30 A13 (Lakeside).      

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

Vessel – MSC Veracruz (Complete), Brooklyn Bridge (Working), Nagoya Express (Working), C Hamburg (Inbound), Njord (Inbound), Teno (Cancelled), Venta Maersk (Inbound), Portsmouth (Cancelled), Amoliani (Inbound), W Kampala (Inbound), Nysted Maersk (Inbound), MSC Alicante (Inbound), CMA CGM Sinnamary (Inbound), Cap San Maleas (Inbound), CMA CGM Sambhar (Inbound), MSC Adelaide (Inbound), Robin 4 (Inbound), Edith Maersk (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.