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The port of Felixstowe, through which 36% of UK inbound and outbound containers circulate, is at capacity limits due to a

lack

of delivery

truckers

. The same problem that caused the queues at gas stations is

now threatening to collapse the port

in southeast England, which has begun diverting ships to other berths due to lack of space.

"We have had to stop unloading operations simply because

there is no place to leave the containers,"

Mikael Jansen, head of Maersk's east-west ocean network

,

told 'The Times' Larks. The freight company has confirmed that at least two ships - with a capacity for 20,000 containers - have had to be

diverted

to other ports in the last week.

"We are facing a perfect storm of problems," said Mike Bowden of the Cory Brothers company.

"The port (of Felixtowe) is so full that

there is not even space for the return of empty containers.

We have been warning of this problem since June: it is time for the Government to sit down with us and listen to what is happening. I have never seen such a situation ".

The lack of 50,000 to 100,000 truckers due to Brexit is compounded by the problems caused by the Covid restrictions and by the

rebound in imports

in the last quarter of the year.

Entrepreneurs have raised the alarm and warn that many merchandise - from furniture to toys - will not reach stores in time for Christmas.

A spokesperson for the Department of Transport came up against the criticism, claiming that Felixstowe's situation is no different from that of other major ports in the world, which are also experiencing "problems with supply chains and container capacity" such as consequence of the economic reactivation after the pandemic.

According to the latest official data, the British labor market has registered a record 1.1 million vacancies, while unemployment has fallen to 4.5% and wages have experienced an upward trend.

The lack of personnel is especially serious

in sectors such as transport, construction and food.

"Lack of staff is jeopardizing our economic recovery," warned Tony Wilson, director of the Institute for Employment Studies.

"This and other problems are not going to solve themselves or simply by encouraging companies to pay their workers more."

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