International shipping is influenced by a range of factors, and not all of them are immediately obvious. Some are commercial, shaped by global demand and production cycles. Others are environmental, driven by weather conditions that can affect ports, vessels, and inland transport. For UK importers, these influences often overlap. Delays, rate changes, and capacity pressures…
In international logistics, major disruptions tend to attract the most attention. Port congestion, rate volatility, and geopolitical events are widely discussed and relatively easy to identify. Yet many day-to-day shipping difficulties do not begin with large-scale industry forces. More often, they stem from small, seemingly harmless decisions. A minor documentation assumption, a packaging shortcut, or…
It’s a common sight in Southampton to see massive container ships laden with thousands of containers on their deck. But the numbers of these boxes lost at sea in the past two years has seen a marked increase. Four-fold increase Lost containers aren’t a new occurrence, but during the 2020 – 2021 period there was…
Typhoons and tropical storms have already hit Asia during July and August which have had a serious impact on port operations. This in turn means that we may experience delays caused by the inclement weather. The number of vessels arriving into port is likely to be disrupted with ports closing because of poor weather conditions.…
At present Felixstowe is closed due to high winds and not expected to re-open until Sunday at the earliest. London Gateway is greatly reduced in its capacity and is opening as and when it can depending on the weather. The port of Southampton is closed due to snow. The inclement weather will hopefully start to…
With the approach of the weather system known as the 'Beast from The East' heading to the UK over the next five days, the general consensus among Government agencies is that there will be significant delays and disruption to road networks across the UK. Although the initial impact will hit the East of the UK,…
The MET Office have a severe weather warning in place for Thursday 23rd February covering the Port of Felixstowe with wind gusts forecasted between 60 – 80mph. Weather Forecast Maps Due to the forecast we are expecting Felixstowe Port to close from1000hrs tomorrow morning through to the early hours of Friday morning the 24th With…
We have been advised that due to weather issues of waves of up to 11 meters in Southern Europe, vessels may be forced to slow down or seek shelter until conditions improve. This will have an impact on vessel ETAs into the UK. Below is a quote from a carrier : "Sea conditions are expected…
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