Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 6th March 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 – Very slow traffic on A12 Northbound before J33 A1214 / A14 (Copdock Interchange). Queueing traffic on M11 Southbound at J14 A14 J31 (Girton / Cloverleaf Interchange). Very slow traffic on A421 Great Barford Bypass Eastbound before A1 Great North Road (Black Cat Roundabout). Heavy traffic on A1 Great North Road Southbound at A421 Bedford Road (Black Cat Roundabout). Usual slow traffic on A120 at Galley’s Corner. Queueing traffic on A1114 Great Baddow Bypass inbound at the Army and Navy roundabout. Heavy traffic on A130 Northbound at A12 Chelmsford Bypass. Heavy traffic on A127 Southend Arterial Road Westbound before A1245 (Fairglen Interchange). Trains not stopping on C2C at West Horndon due to emergency services dealing with an incident.

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

Vessel – Hubert Schulte (Working), JSP Mistral (Inbound), Evelyn Maersk (Inbound), Ever Alp (Inbound), Elbstar (Inbound), OOCL Kobe (Inbound), Vuoksi Maersk (Inbound), MSC Paris (Inbound), BG Ireland (Inbound), Njord (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Queueing traffic on Burgess Road around A33 The Avenue. Heavy traffic on A348 Ringwood Road between A341 Wimborne Road (Bear Cross Roundabout) and the Fire Station traffic lights in Ferndown. A31 busy but moving at A341 (Merley Roundabout). Usual slow traffic on A32 Fareham Road between Gosport and Fareham. Heavy traffic on Eastern Road Northbound at A27 Roundabout. Heavy traffic on A27 Chichester Bypass Westbound from Portfield Roundabout to Fishbourne Roundabout. A285 both ways partially blocked, heavy traffic due to accident between The Street and Ides Common.

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

Vessel – Umm Qarn (Working), CMA CGM Tarragona (Complete), Maersk Bahamas (Working), Atlantis A (Complete), Eli A (Complete), NYK Constellation (Inbound), BG Emerald (Inbound), APL Lion City (Inbound), MSC Agamemnon (Cancelled), Hurst Point (Inbound), Torrente (Inbound), Toronto Express (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Delays on M25 anticlockwise at the Dartford Tunnels. One lane closed and queueing traffic due to accident, a car involved on M25 anticlockwise at J1B A296 (Dartford). Slow traffic on A2 London bound before A2260 Southfleet Road (Northfleet / Ebbsfleet Turn Off). Slow traffic on M25 clockwise from J5 M26 to J6 A22 (Godstone). Slow traffic on A217 Reigate Hill Southbound from M25 J8 to the one-way system. Very slow traffic on A3 Northbound before M25 J10 (Wisley Interchange). Slow traffic on A245 Byfleet Road Eastbound before A3 (Painshill). One lane closed and queueing traffic due to broken down vehicle on A3 Northbound after B2039 Ockham Road North (Ockham Park). Heavy traffic on M25 anticlockwise before J12 M3. Queueing traffic on A41 Southbound at M25 J20. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J21A A405 North Orbital Road (St Albans) to J16 (M40 Interchange). Stop-start traffic on A405 North Orbital Road between M1 J6 and B4630 Watford Road (Shell Roundabout). Heavy traffic on A111 Southbound between M25 J24 / A1005 (Potters Bar) and Chalk Lane (Cockfosters Station). Usual slow traffic on A10 Great Cambridge Road Southbound before M25 J25. Slow traffic on A121 Woodridden Hill between A104 Epping New Road / B1393 / B172 (Wake Arms Roundabout) and M25 J26.

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

Vessel – Hungary (Working), Maersk Senang (Working), MSC Geneva (Arrived), Dimitra C (Inbound), Vuoksi Maersk (Void), Northern Justice (Inbound), Eleonora Maersk (Inbound), Elbstar (Inbound), CMA CGM Saint Laurent (Inbound), MSC Fairfield (Inbound), CMA CGM Sambhar (Inbound), MSC Greenwich (Inbound), Cap San Tainaro (Inbound). Kalahari Express (Inbound), MSC Cancun (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.