Felixstowe: Workers reach deal and accept 8.5 per cent pay increase DONE DEAL! Workers at the port of Felixstowe have finally reached a deal and accepted an 8.5 per cent pay increase for 2023. The port said that over 90 per cent of workers agreed to the rise, which also includes an additional £1,000 lump sum. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement on the 2023 pay [...]
Macquarie eyes £1bn bid for owner of Felixstowe and Teesport ports PORT BID Aussie investment giant Macquarie is considering a £1bn bid for PD Ports, owner of Felixstowe and Teesport ports. PD Ports’ owner, private equity firm Brookfield, shut down an auction of the company last year while a legal row with the owner of land near Teesport raged on. According to The Times, should Macquarie submit a [...]
Fresh wave of strikes at Felixstowe as workers walk out at end of month felixstowe strikes A fresh wave of strikes is set to hit the port of Felixstowe later this month, with workers walking out from 27 September to 5 October. This will take place following the official mourning period for the Queen’s death. The union Unite announced today 82 per cent of staff voted in favour of rejecting the [...]
Unite union boss warns disputes will continue if workers not paid properly August 23, 2022 Unite union chief Sharon Graham has warned employers there will be no end to the strikes that threaten to cripple the British economy. “I expect employers that have the ability to pay to do so and stop using inflation and the pandemic as a reason not to pay proper pay rises to workers,” Graham, who [...]
UK supply chain under control despite strike, says port trade body August 22, 2022 Port trade body UK Major Ports Group said that, despite the ongoing eight-day strike at Felixstowe, the UK supply chain remains under control. Tim Morris, chief executive of UK Major Ports Group, told City A.M. that the impact on end consumers “might be less and more spread out than some people might think” as supply [...]
Felixstowe strike set to go ahead as no deal reached yesterday August 9, 2022 The strike at the port of Felixstowe is set to go ahead after no deal was reached yesterday between dock workers and port authorities. The union announced that around 1,900 staff members will walk out for eight days, from 21 to 29 August, over salaries. Felixstowe said it was disappointed by the union’s decision to [...]
Maersk warns about logistics disruption if Felixstowe strike goes ahead August 8, 2022 The strike at the Port of Felixstowe could lead to significant disruption, Maersk said. In a notice published today, the shipping giant warned customers to expect “significant operational delays,” urging them to have contingency plans ready. “Our teams continue working hard on planning appropriate contingencies and expect to share concrete details and actions we are [...]
Dock workers join industrial wave and call for strike at Felixstowe July 28, 2022 Members of the union Unite working at the port of Felixstowe have called for strike over salaries. The dock workers join the wave of industrial action which has led to what many call the “summer of discontent.” The union announced that 92 per cent of workers balloted voted in favour of walking out on an [...]
Cabotage is the “wrong tool” for the HGV crisis says haulage industry October 19, 2021 The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called cabotage “the wrong tool” if the UK Government wants to relieve the HGV pressure that is in part causing the supply chain crisis. Speaking in front of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee, RHA’s director of policy Duncan Buchanan said this morning that cabotage will be “shockingly [...]
UK trade bodies rebel against ‘cartel-like’ shipping costs October 19, 2021 Make UK, the trade body representing UK manufacturers, has called on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to open an investigation into the shipping sector’s “cartel-like practices” when it comes to the increase in prices. Writing a letter to the CMA alongside the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC), Make UK has said that the “increase [...]