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Brexit: UK port gridlock could delay Christmas orders CNN 12/18/2020 By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business © Joe Giddens/PA Images/Getty Images Shipping containers are unloaded from a cargo ship at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk on December 13. UK ports are suffering from "significant disruption" that threatens to delay Christmas orders and push up the prices of goods even before Brexit hits, according to industry groups that warn companies are losing millions of pounds in sales. Popular Searches The British Retail Consortium and the Food and Drink Federation on Thursday called...

Published: 1:00 AM December 17, 2020    An inquiry into port congestion has been called for as the Christmas and Brexit transition period has caused delays in places such as the Port of Felixstowe. - Credit: Alan Boyle Retailers and food manufacturers have called on MPs to investigate congestion at container ports - including Felixstowe - during the hectic period of festivities and the end of Brexit transition. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) claim they face "major challenges". The Port of Felixstowe  has been experiencing congestion problems fo...

Christmas present shortages as ports backed up amid Brexit chaos RETAILERS and food manufacturers are calling on MPs to investigate congestion at container ports after chaos means expensive and delayed imports. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) claim they face “major challenges” in building up stock for Christmas and the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31. It comes as retailers warned last week there could be toy shortages this Christmas due to disruption at ports. Derek Crookes, of the Toy Retailers Association, advised Ch...

By Harry Holmes2020-12-17T12:20:00+00:00 The congestion has been worst at Felixstowe port Supermarkets and food manufacturers have called on MPs to launch an urgent inquiry into the disruption at British ports. Delays at container ports such as Felixstowe have driven up shipping costs and inhibited businesses from stockpiling goods ahead of the expected Brexit disruption next month. The British Retail Consortium and the Food & Drink Federation have warned they face “major challenges” in building up stock for the Christmas period and for the end of the transition period at the end of Dec...