Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 2nd September

Road – Slow traffic on A12 Northbound before J33 A1214 / A14 (Copdock Interchange). Queueing traffic on A1114 Great Baddow Bypass inbound at the Army and Navy roundabout. Heavy traffic on A1 Great North Road Southbound at A421 Bedford Road (Black Cat Roundabout). A14 westbound between junctions J58 Bucklesham and J56 Ipswich Docks, Roadworks. A12 southbound between the A14 and the junction with the A120 Colchester East, Barrier repairs. A14 eastbound between junctions J54 Ipswich West and J57 Ipswich East, Roadworks. A14 westbound between junctions J39 Kentford and J36 A11 Junction, Road repairs. A12 southbound between the A120 Colchester West and the junction with the A130 Chelmsford North, Roadworks. A12 southbound between the A120 Colchester West and the junction with the A414 Chelmsford West, Roadworks. A12 northbound entry slip from the A130, Roadworks. The A12 northbound between the A130 Chelmsford North and the junction with the A120 Colchester West, Roadworks. A12 northbound between the A1023 and the junction with the A130 Chelmsford North, Roadworks.

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

Vessel – Cosco Shipping Star (Working), MSC Margrit (Working), Vaga Maersk (Working), Jazan (Inbound), Maersk Cambridge (Working), MSC Irene (Inbound), Ever Alp (Inbound), MSC Leigh (Inbound), Kota Lagu (Inbound), JSP Mistral (Inbound), MSC Tuxpan (Inbound), Matz Maersk (Inbound), Volga Maersk (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Heavy traffic on Burgess Road around A33 The Avenue. M27 Eastbound exit slip road closed due to broken down vehicle at J5 A335 Stoneham Way (Southampton Airport / Eastleigh). Delays on A32 Fareham Road between Gosport and Fareham. Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to accident, two cars and a van involved on M3 Northbound at J4A A327 (Farnborough). One lane closed due to a car bumper on road on M3 Southbound at J4A A327 (Farnborough). One lane closed due to broken down vehicle on M3 Northbound between J4 A331 Blackwater Valley Route (Camberley) and J3 A322 (Lightwater / Bagshot). M27 westbound between junctions J8 and J7, Roadworks. A31 westbound between the M27 and the junction with the A338 South, Roadworks. A31 westbound entry slip from the A338, Roadworks. A31 westbound access from A338 near Ringwood (east), A31 westbound exit for B3081, Roadworks. A31 eastbound / westbound Roadworks. A31 eastbound between the A338 South and the junction with the A338 North, Roadworks.

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

Vessel – UMM Qarn (Working), AS Petronia (Complete), X Press Moy (Complete), Independent Horizon (Working), OOCL Asia (Working), Margarete Schulte (Arrived), Cosco Malaysia (Inbound), MSC Maria Elena (Inbound), Tolten (Inbound), Contships Ivy (Inbound), Atlantis A (Inbound), Al Muraykh (Inbound), Elisabeth (Inbound), Toronto Express (Inbound), Sven D (Inbound), Eli A (Inbound), EF Olivia (Inbound), NYK Nebula (Inbound), Ren Jian 23 (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Slow traffic on M25 clockwise from before J30 A13 (Lakeside / Purfleet) to the QE2 Bridge. A13 into town partially blocked, queueing traffic for one mile due to accident after A1306 (Wennington Interchange). Queueing traffic due to earlier accident on M25 clockwise between Clacket Lane Services and J6 A22 (Godstone). Three lanes closed, severe delays and queueing traffic for nine miles due to accident on M25 anticlockwise at J14 A3113 Airport Way (Heathrow). Congestion to before J16 M40. 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). M25 clockwise at junction J15, Emergency roadworks.  M40 southbound between junctions J1A and J1, Emergency barrier repairs. M40 northbound between, junctions J1A and J2, Barrier repairs.

Port – Tilbury port VBS Booking’s are currently bookable with no issues reported. Further operational information can be found here.

Vessel – Santa Cruz (Working), Guayaquil Express (Working), Maersk Izmir (Working), MSC Laura (Inbound), Hudson Express (Inbound), Mariner (Cancelled), Eleonora Maersk (Inbound), MSC Krystal (Inbound), MSC Flavia (Inbound), Douce France (Inbound), Ragna (Inbound), Puerto Limon Express (Inbound), MSC Lausanne (Inbound), Volga Maersk (Inbound), Buxcoast (Inbound), MSC Eugenia (Inbound), Pengalia (Inbound), BF Fortaleza (Inbound), W Klaipeda (Inbound), San Clemente (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.