Most firms still do not have a full understanding of how UK freeports will operate and be governed, several months after eight winning bids were announced for the new economic zones, a survey of UK businesses has found. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Confusion-over-UK-freeports-plans-survey-finds/79490.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=bc6c1d3196&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YO3HYOhKiUk 

 

As part of MSC’s comprehensive range of cargo services between Europe and the UK, they are now offering the Omerli-Tekirdağ rail service. 

 

Once the cargo departs Turkey via Asyaport (Port of Tekirdağ), it’s just eight days until it reaches the Port of Felixstowe in the UK (or 12 days to the Port of Liverpool). 

 

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A new daily rail service has been introduced at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe. The new service is operated by GB Railfreight and connects the UK's largest container port with Wakefield in Yorkshire. 

 

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https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2021/mar/new-rail-service-from-the-port-of-felixstowe?l=y 

 

Work to allow the Port of Felixstowe to accommodate larger ro-ro vessels and improve the efficiency of vessel operations has been completed, the port’s operator revealed this week, reporting rising volumes in recent weeks due to the UK’s new import requirements for EU goods. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Felixstowe-completes-ro-ro-upgrade/78440.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=5b7f560e8c&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YCQsC-j7SUk 

 

Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe will be the largest UK port to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance productivity, efficiency and safety across its core operations 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/port-felixstowe-selected-uk-government-5g-trial?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-15-2021&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticleportfelixstoweselectedukgovernment5gtrial 

 

Freeport East would focus on the Port of Felixstowe and Harwich International Port – both owned by Hutchison Ports – and be a strategic hub linking UK importers and exporters with suppliers and customers across the globe, situated as it is at the heart of vital trading routes to Asia and Northern Europe 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/ambitious-vision-set-out-innovative-new-freeport-east-england 

 

The Port of Felixstowe says high container volumes may continue through into the New Year, claiming it is taking action to increase resources and remove ‘slow-moving PPE containers’. 

 

Congestion at the UK’s largest container port, Felixstowe, is expected to continue into December and possibly into the new year, as unexpectedly high import volumes, slow-moving containers of PPE, and problems managing the high activity levels persist. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Felixstowe-congestion-to-continue-into-December/77867.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=b9e25322ba&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X7PuBsj7SUk