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Notice Delays
We just wanted to advise that we are seeing an unexpected level of changes in schedules & delays, for shipments from Northern Europe to North America across all carriers, on average we are seeing delays of around two weeks.

We expect the disruption to last well into July, August & September

The main reason for the delays are:
- port congestion - vessels are being delayed from entering the port which has subsequent knock-on effects to the rest of the schedule
- COVID - affecting vessels in Asia and delaying their return to Europe
- Labour shortages
- a shortage of vessels
- overbooking / too much demand on services

Therefore we would advise:
- booking early - book your vessel as early as possible
- plan to be flexible, do you not book flights or accommodation until you know when your cargo will arrive

If you have already booked consider changing your booking to an earlier vessel (if possible) to mitigate any potential delay, if the vehicle was left at the port there would be charges to pay at the destination, but this may well be cheaper than receiving your cargo later than planned.

Please note most vessels are fully booked from Europe and North America around 4 to 5 weeks in advance.

It's important to note that all vessels from Europe to North America are leaving full, and it really is important to make sure you have space confirmed, unfortunately, one of the downsides of this is that once you have booked your vessel, you may find it would be near impossible to change your shipment date as other services will most likely already be fully booked.