"Chris Green" wrote in message ...

Bertie Doe wrote:
Collapse of Hanjin didn't help. If they lose MSC / Maersk, it'll be
curtains
for Felixstowe :-
https://theloadstar.co.uk/10000-empt...stion-returns/

That report is from October 2016, well over a year ago.

True but 6 months ago "10,000 empty containers ..... with no immediate
prospect of shifting them"
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread...nto-Felixstowe

Other ports have problems (on a smaller scale), with ships "cutting and
running" i.e. they are so far behind schedule, they leave the empties
behind.