today? is it any better than it was two or three weeks ago?- two or three weeks ago? i won't comment _ two or three weeks ago? i won't comment on _ two or three weeks ago? i won't comment on the _ two or three weeks ago? i won't comment on the initial- two or three weeks ago? i won't comment on the initial times, i two or three weeks ago? i won't i comment on the initial times, but uk ports are doing quite well on an individual scale, ports are doing quite well on an individualscale, but ports are doing quite well on an individual scale, but dwell time — the time before it is collected, usually by a lorry — this is the peak point, coming up to early october, getting all those goods into go to factories, to distribution centres, to other facilities in factories, to distribution centres, to otherfacilities in preparation for christmas, so this really is hectic normally, and i think we are seeing some extra pressure because of the results of coming out of a global pandemic, brexit impacts on haulage, one or two other issues which are affecting everything. richard ballantyne, chief executive of the british ports association, thank you very much indeed.