Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 27th October 2023

Road – Slow traffic on A14 Westbound at J49 (Stowmarket), in the roadworks area. Slow traffic on A421 Great Barford Bypass Eastbound before A1 Great North Road (Black Cat Roundabout). Queueing traffic on A5123 Southbound at M1 J15A (Towcester / Northampton Services), in the roadworks area. Slow traffic on A130 Northbound at A12 Chelmsford Bypass.

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

Vessel – MSC Alanya (Working), Ever Apex (Working), MSC Daisy (Working), MSC Annick (Inbound), MSC Allegra (Inbound), Einstein (Inbound), MSC Tracy V (Inbound), OOCL Hong Kong (Inbound), MSC Greenwich (Inbound), Fenja (Inbound), Elly Maersk (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report

Road – Delays expected due to Four ships are in Port today arriving between 05:45 and 07:00 and depart between 16:30 and 20:00 on West Quay Road, Town Quay, and Canute Road in Southampton. Usual slow traffic on Winchester Road around A33 Bassett Avenue. Heavy traffic on M271 Northbound at M27 J3. Slow traffic on Eastern Road Northbound at A27 Roundabout.

Port – Again today the port is very busy and no VBS Bookings available until 17:00 Hours today. Please expect this situation to cause delays to inbound and outbound traffic. Further operational information can be found here.

Vessel – Independent Horizon (Working), Evridiki G (Working), ONE Tradition (Complete), Maersk Neston (Complete), Tolten (Inbound), HMM Hanbada (Inbound), APL Salalah (Inbound), Helmut (Inbound), Ever Living (Inbound), CMA CGM Barracuda (Inbound), Al Nefud (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report

Road – Queueing traffic and one lane closed due to broken down car on M20 London bound from J5 (Aylesford) to J4 A228 Castle Way (Leybourne / Snodland). Slow traffic on A243 Leatherhead Road around B280 Fairoak Lane. Heavy traffic on M25 both ways at J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Congestion to a couple of miles either side, back to Cobham Services clockwise, in the roadworks area. Usual delays on M4 onto the elevated section Eastbound from J3 A312 (Hayes) to J2 A4 (Brentford). Slow traffic on A312 Church Road and Mandeville Road from A4180 Ruislip Road (White Hart Roundabout) to Target Roundabout and then Northolt station.

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

Vessel – Eugen Maersk (Working), Santa Cruz (Working), London Express (Inbound), MSC Kim (Inbound), CMA CGM Carl Antoine (Inbound), MSC Loretta (Inbound), Osaka Express (Inbound), MSC Alicante (Inbound), Fenja (Inbound), MSC Yokohama (Inbound), Potomac Express (Inbound), MSC Ellen (Inbound), APL Vancouver (Inbound), ONE Mackinac (Inbound), Le Harve Express (Inbound), GSL Eleni (Inbound).  

Weather – No issues to report