Eight days of strikes at Felixstowe will test supply chain limits
Aerial view of the Port of Felixstowe. Photo credit: John Fielding
The biggest container port in the UK, and the single most busy intermodal rail freight terminal, will grind to a halt this month under a longterm strike by members of the Unite union. Around 1900 members at the east coast port will walk out in a dispute sparked by a below-inflation pay offer. The eight-day stoppage will begin on 21 August, unless last minute talks prevail.
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Frustrations, Brexit…, etc. are symptoms, of short comings – at Industry of infrastructure – at basics…
(At clients, now just a minority affords luxury, of not caring about “eta”…)
Accordingly, at railways, for sake of clients, roots of costly disturbing, frequent, “optimal maintenance” (repairing)…, etc., now decisively have to be outed!
Added capacity and utilisation, at existing, urgently is needed – and pays! (All other devices upgrade, for higher load – and lower costs, etc.)