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Felixstowe backlog risks delays in run-up to Christmas for £1.5bn of imports

Almost £1.5bn of goods being imported into the UK will be hit by shipping delays in the run-up to Christmas if the backlog at Felixstowe continues until the festive season, research has suggested.

Felixstowe backlog risks delays in run-up to Christmas for £1.5bn of imports
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Clothing imports would be most affected by congestion at ports, the analysis by the risk modelling company Russell Group found, including products shipped to the UK from Asia by some of the high street’s best-known brands.

 Read more at The Guardian

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