Due to concerns of landside and ship congestion at the Port of Felixstowe, world-leading container line Maersk Line has diverted its second ship, which operates an Asia-North Europe loop, to DP World London Gateway, where the ship will discharge 1,400 containers over the weekend in a 24-hour period, according to the Loadstar.
Maersk said: “Due to the forecasted weather towards next weekend and congestion at the port of Felixstowe, we have arranged to divert the Maersk Kolkata (96W/1606) to London Gateway.”
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In a recent video interview, Nils Anderson, CEO of Maersk, said that his company are looking to take advantage of opportunities to acquire other companies in 2016, adding that the Asia-Europe trade lane will see much better development than 2015.
That DP World London Gateway has secured another Maersk routed ship is a big scalp for the new port terminal as it continues its drive to become one of – if not the – UK’s key maritime hub(s).