Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 3rd August 2023

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 – Slow traffic on A14 Westbound at J49 (Stowmarket), in the roadworks area. Usual slow traffic on A120 at Galley’s Corner.

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

Vessel – MSC Arina (Working), Ever Ace (Working), Key Marmara (Inbound), MSC Regulus (Inbound), Vilnia Maersk (Inbound), Cosco Indonesia (Inbound), MSC Daisy (Inbound), OOCL Hong Kong (Inbound), ZIM Atlantic (Inbound), BG Jade (Inbound), Hermann Schulte (Inbound), MSC Sveva (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – One lane closed and slow traffic due to broken down vehicle on M27 Eastbound from J5 A335 Stoneham Way (Southampton Airport / Eastleigh) to J7 A334 Charles Watts Way (Hedge End). Queueing traffic on Burgess Road around A33 The Avenue. Queueing traffic on A35 Totton Bypass and Redbridge Causeway Eastbound before M271 (Redbridge roundabout), in the roadworks area.

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

Vessel – CMA CGM Vasco De Gama (Working), Al Nefud (Working), Quebec Express (Complete), Independent Horizon (Inbound), EM Corfu (Inbound), AS Palina (Inbound), MSC Lisbon (Inbound), APL Barcelona (Inbound), Tucapel (Inbound), Navios Spring (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Delays on M25 anticlockwise at the Dartford Tunnels. M25 clockwise exit slip road to the A2 Fast Slip blocked, heavy traffic due to accident at J2 A2 (Darenth Interchange). Congestion to J30 A13 Lakeside, back over the QE2 Bridge. Slow traffic on M25 clockwise between J5 M26 / A21 (Sevenoaks) and J6 A22 (Godstone). Queueing traffic on A3 Northbound before M25 J10 (Wisley Interchange). Heavy traffic on M25 both ways at J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Congestion to J9 Leatherhead clockwise, back to J12 M3 anticlockwise, and A3 queues northbound from Ripley Services, in the roadworks area. One lane closed and slow traffic due to broken down lorry on M25 anticlockwise from J11 A320 St Peters Way (Chertsey) to J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Heavy traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J17 A412 Denham Way (Maple Cross) to a mile after J16 M40.

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

Vessel – Estelle Maersk (Working), Cap San Raphael (Working), Seatrade Orange (Working), MSC Nitya B (Inbound), Missouri Express (Inbound), Santos Express (Inbound), Amalthea (Inbound), MSC Denmark VI (Inbound), Essence (Inbound), MSC Ingrid (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.