felixstowe is the busiest container port in the uk, bringing in goods from around the world. but for months, the situation here and internationally has been getting worse as demand for goods grows after the pandemic. the situation is caused by a messy mix of global problems, including covid disruption. here in the uk it is made worse by a shortage of hgv drivers to take the goods away, and so, they built up. there are around 100,000 containers here. the port normally has around 60,000 to 70,000 on average. they aren t the only port in this position. well, this is a global issue, so its happening imports around the world, and it s obviously happening in all the container ports around the uk. because of the volume of traffic, of containers, and of particularly imports at the moment, which are coming into the uk as we come out of lockdown. as well as taking time to get
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