Felixstowe Port chaos. Who's behind it?

[Muck Spreader]

Which logistical mastermind has been assisting Felixstowe Port over the last 2 months in new ways of totally fuoking the job up, at £100K for 7 hours a week, non other than that demon of incompetency Chris Grayling

Christmas 'chaos' at Felixstowe Port due to Brexit and Covid stockpiling

Stockpiling of PPE and post-Brexit goods has caused "chaos" at a UK port which could cause major issues in the run-up to Christmas.

www.lbc.co.uk

Felixstowe Port - advised by Chris Grayling - in "chaos" as Christmas and Brexit loom

The London Economic - Last week a Taiwanese shipping firm had to bypass the port due to "serious congestion", with the ship's cargo unloaded in Rotterdam instead. - News

www.thelondoneconomic.com

 

[Robt]

11,000 containers of PPE in the back log.... That cant be right!!!!

 

[Martin Holden]

What a great appointment by that port authority or company! (If this information is true) . Sometimes, you can just not believe what is really going on! Common sense by pass. How much tax payer money was thrown down the drain under the last Brexit deadline debacle? In private business, a CEO would be asked to leave at best or to "be left" at worst for such results.

 

[Widgetone]

Hearing that continental hauliers and container lines are already quoting hefty freight premiums into the UK. ( And not just because of Felixstowe's booking system apparently )
Another benefit of Brexit.
Have been told that for the medium term the UK is going back to a paper based import system, like the one we had up until 2017. We don't have an electronic platform in place as yet.
The joys of being a third country hey?

 

[Martin Holden]

Why should they be quoting increased charges for imports? We can’t find out from any authority whether our goods will be tariff or customs free and we’ve been trying to find out for months!! I think their is worthy scaremongering or opportunism going on here!!

 

[Ncap]

Sunny uplands again, eh? And Felixstowe consistently ranks as one of the world's worst major ports.

 

[Widgetone]

'**** business' I believe was a Boris quote.
Rather less eloquent than the one he made about the distant toot of the cavalry riding to the rescue but there.

I also like the You Need To Act Now ad campaign to UK business to get prepared....

 

[Muck Spreader]

Hearing that continental hauliers and container lines are already quoting hefty freight premiums into the UK. ( And not just because of Felixstowe's booking system apparently )
Another benefit of Brexit.
Have been told that for the medium term the UK is going back to a paper based import system, like the one we had up until 2017. We don't have an electronic platform in place as yet.
The joys of being a third country hey?

Heard similar, that many EU haulers see that going to the UK post Jan 1st as too expensive in down time.
And who was the canny farmer who sold this to the government for Farage Garage in Kent.

 

[Muck Spreader]

I notice that Bloomberg are reporting that many of the 50,000 new customs jobs needed in order to carry on trading with the EU, are now being recruited in India and Romania as the have greater expertise and are cheaper.

Brexit Creates Jobs for Customs Staff in Eastern Europe, India

U.K. companies are turning to cheaper overseas labor to complete their post-Brexit customs paperwork, creating jobs in countries such as Romania and India due to a shortage of trained staff in Britain.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Suffolk Serf]

Heard similar, that many EU haulers see that going to the UK post Jan 1st as too expensive in down time.
And who was the canny farmer who sold this to the government for Farage Garage in Kent.

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Is that pronounced “Faraaage garaaage” or “Farridge garridge”?

 

[jendan]

Is that pronounced “Faraaage garaaage” or “Farridge garridge”?

Depends where you live.Its splits the North and South perfectly.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

Depends where you live.Its splits the North and South perfectly.

We in East Anglia would be classed as South, but a farmer friend of mine insists on calling Nigel Farage “Nigel Farridge” as he says “I don’t put my car in a garaaage, I put it in a garridge” all said in broad Norfolk.

 

[jendan]

We in East Anglia would be classed as South, but a farmer friend of mine insists on calling Nigel Farage “Nigel Farridge” as he says “I don’t put my car in a garaaage, I put it in a garridge” all said in broad Norfolk.

There are no garaaages in Geordieland.

 

[manhill]

Hearing that continental hauliers and container lines are already quoting hefty freight premiums into the UK. ( And not just because of Felixstowe's booking system apparently )
Another benefit of Brexit.
Have been told that for the medium term the UK is going back to a paper based import system, like the one we had up until 2017. We don't have an electronic platform in place as yet.
The joys of being a third country hey?

might be better than an IT system with all the bugs that have to be ironed out

 

[Werzle]

Anti brexit types will look to cause chaos and inflate prices , they dont want brexit because they think it will hurt the country but are happy to try and destroy it anyway rather than be proved wrong

 

[The Seeker]

You say that if you like, I say brexit was a bad idea

 

[Ncap]

might be better than an IT system with all the bugs that have to be ironed out

Dammit. I heard they’re planning on introducing them new-fang led ‘tally sticks’ as well! World beating ones, mind you.

 

[robs1]

You say that if you like, I say brexit was a bad idea

Doesnt matter whether it's a good or bad idea the decision was made in 2016 and the democrats in the country accepted it and have been working to make it a success, too many who should know better have been trying for over four years to stop it happening

 

[The Seeker]

We could be the world at anything , if Great Britain fell in a bucket full of tits at the moment we would come out sucking on our thumb