Shops could see stock shortages this Christmas as 11,000 shipping containers full of PPE bought by the Government are stuck in Britain's busiest container port. Currently 30 per cent of container space at the Port of Felixstowe is being taken up by the PPE order as the Government have nowhere else to store it, sources claim. This backlog of containers - some of which have been there since August - is a 'significant factor' in the current congestion seen at the port. Shops could see stock shortages this Christmas as 11,000 shipping containers full of PPE bought by the Government are stuck in Britain's busiest container port in Felixstowe (file image)Many firms are also seeking to stock up on goods as the end of Britain's Brexit transition period looms. The Customs Declarations Service (CDS) replaces the old Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system.

Source: Daily Mail November 14, 2020 17:39 UTC