Strike in Felixstowe

Yesterday over 2,000 dockworkers at the Port of Felixstowe began an eight hour work stoppage, ceasing the flow of cargo in and out of the port - the largest in the UK for import and export cargo. The port had been steadily working through the congestion brought on by COVID and had been making headway, only to be set back by this protest action. 

Felixstowe is not the only place where workers are staging protest action. The port of Liverpool is seeing workers strike along with London subway workers, national rail operators and airport/airline employees. Almost all groups are citing frustrations with rising inflation costs eroding salaries, a familiar grievance for many people around the globe as we continue battling the global supply chain crisis.  

The work stoppages and strike action will have an impact on cargo flow in the coming days and weeks, so please plan ahead if you have goods flowing through the Port of Felixstowe. We will continue to keep you updated on this situation as news becomes available.