We have received a notification from BIFA regarding the possibility of impacts to movement of freight through ports and airports as a result of planned industrial action by. 

 

Industrial action is planned to take place on the 1st February 2023 involving members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union . 

 

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Now China’s Covid restrictions have been relaxed, worker shortages and factory closures, due to outbreaks of the virus, are the latest disruptions to hit the country’s supply chains. 

 

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https://theloadstar.com/new-china-covid-outbreaks-wreak-havoc-on-supply-chains/ 

 

Unite the Union has confirmed strike action is to take place at the Port of Liverpool between 06:00 Monday 19 September and 06:00 Monday 3 October. 

 

The move is designed to disrupt operations at the UK container port after a pay package of 8.3% was rejected by the union, and following demands for greater pay increases. 

 

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https://www.peelports.com/news-articles/unite-the-union-confirms-september-strike-action-at-port-of-liverpool-containers-division 

 

Fast-food giant McDonald’s has joined a growing list of companies forced to cut parts of their services or operations in the UK due to shortages of stock caused by the country’s lorry driver crisis, which is adding to stock problems caused by blockages in intercontinental supply chains. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-haulage-shortages-hit-McDonald%E2%80%99s-Nando%E2%80%99s-and-other-leading-firms/79752.htm#.YSUjA45KiUk 

 

Increased demand and worsening port congestion in Asia is forcing the east-west alliance carriers to temporarily adjust their liner service networks. 

 

With long waits for berths on the US west coast and at several North European ports, attempts by shipping lines to recover a vessel’s schedule are being thwarted. 

 

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https://theloadstar.com/port-congestion-and-rising-demand-forces-carriers-into-schedule-adjustments/ 

 

The UK is facing a massive reduction in the number of qualified HGV drivers, which has been exacerbated by Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic and recent IR35 tax changes. 

 

The RHA has warned the Government that the UK’s ongoing HGV driver shortage will inevitably have an impact on the consumer, as the price of goods on the shelves is set to rise. 

 

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https://news.rha.uk.net/2021/05/24/richard-burnett-driver-shortage-will-undoubtedly-hit-the-consumer/content.html