Strikes at Liverpool, Felixstowe Ports Exacerbate Concerns Over Global Supply Recovery
Labor negotiations at two key U.K. ports, Liverpool and Felixstowe, have stalled, deepening concerns over the global supply recovery following COVID-19 pandemic-era disruptions, Bloomberg reported. Data compiled by the news service reveals small backups forming at nearby ports in southern…
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England during the strikes, with three box carriers parked outside Felixstowe and four more waiting outside London Gateway and another near Southampton. The owner of Liverpool's container terminals, Peel Ports Group, issued a statement Sept. 28 accusing the dockworkers of undermining the local economy. Hapag-Lloyd said all lines calling at Felixstowe are trying to divert their vessels to other U.K. ports during the strike, and Maersk reworked its schedule for its ships heading to the U.K. over the next couple of weeks to ease oncoming bottlenecks.