containers is easing. 0ne majorfirm, maersk, has diverted its largest ships to ports in belgium and the netherlands. the port blamed the shortage of haulage drivers, brexit border changes, and the pandemic. graham satchell reports. a logjam at felixstowe, the uk s biggest commercial port. the situation is so serious some larger ships are being re routed to other ports in europe. morning, mate. how are you doing? morning. i m 0k. you? adam searle runs a haulage firm with 85 lorries. instead of taking empty containers back to felixstowe as normal, he s had to take them to liverpool as there is no space. there is a massive backlog of deliveries created by the driver shortage, brexit and a number of other things. it has just all created a perfect storm. in normal circumstances it takes two or three days for a container to be collected and driven away once it has been unloaded to the dock. the so called dwell time is now closer to ten days. the worry now is what impact
the opportunity. but at the moment, my suspicion is the can will be kicked down the road further and there will be a lack of clarity and you need crystal clarity is a business we will leap in their. and key talking to us, charles baughan, the manager king director and owner of westaway sausages. officials at the uk s biggest commercial port, felixstowe, say the log jam of shipping containers is easing. 0ne majorfirm, maersk, has diverted its largest ships to ports in belgium and the netherlands. the port blamed the shortage of haulage drivers, brexit border changes, and the pandemic. graham satchell reports. a logjam at felixstowe, the uk s biggest commercial port. the situation is so serious some larger ships are being re routed to other ports in europe. morning, mate. how are you doing? morning. i m 0k. you? adam runs a haulage firm with 85 lorries. instead of taking empty containers back to felixstowe as normal, he s had to take them to liverpool