Felixstowe hit by delays after TOS go-live goes wrong

Update (June 18): According to Hutchison Ports, performance across all areas of the container division; vessel, road and rail, has improved significantly over the last 72 hours. The average turnaround time for trucks at its container terminals is down to 48 minutes while quayside productivity is double that achieved in early part of last week and rail operation has stabilised. 

The Port of Felixstowe is currently experiencing operational delays following the implementation of a new in-house terminal operating system (TOS) over the weekend, replacing Navis.

The problems with the go-live have resulted in “severe delays and cancellations across all areas of port operations, including rail, road and shipside container moves”, noted a customer advisory from Maersk Line.