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Fresh Strikes at Felixstowe, Britain's Busiest Container Port
According to BBC News, further strike action has begun at Felixstowe, the UK's busiest container port.
Workers at the Port of Felixstowe are walking out between 27 September and 5 October, as Afloat reported after the union Unite rejected an imposed pay deal.
About 1,900 union members took action for eight days last month, with Unite asking for a pay rise to match the rate of inflation - currently at about 10%.
The port said it was "very disappointed" with the further strike action.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Felixstowe and CK Hutchison are both eye-wateringly wealthy but rather than offer a fair pay offer, they have instead attempted to impose a real terms pay cut on their workers.
"Since the beginning of this dispute, Unite has given its total support to its members at Felixstowe and that will continue until this dispute is resolved."
More here on Britain's biggest 'box' boat port and one of the largest such ports in Europe.
Further Strike Action Planned at Felixstowe, Britain's Biggest Container Port
Dockers plan further strike action at the UK's busiest container port over a pay dispute.
The Port of Felixstowe said it had received notice from Unite the union, with workers due to walk out from 27 September until 5 October.
About 1,900 members of the union took industrial action there for eight days last month.
The company said there was no prospect of an agreement being reached. The BBC has contacted the union for comment.
In a letter to members seen by the BBC, the port said workers would get a 7% pay rise plus a bonus of £500.
Unite was asking for a pay rise that would better match the rate of inflation, which is currently at about 10%.
For more from BBC News including a statement from the port in Suffolk, England located on the North Sea.
World's Biggest Capacity Container Ship In First UK Visit
#Shipping - The world's biggest capacity container ship is currently docked in Felixstowe in its first ever visit to UK waters, as BBC News reports.
The MSC Oscar is somewhat shorter than the CSCL Globe which called at the same port in January, as previously reported on Afloat.ie – though it still has a deck the size of four football pitches.
However, it's in the weightlifting department where the 393m Oscar – launched from the Daewoo shipyard in South Korea last year – has the Globe beat, with capacity for 124 more containers.
The MSC Oscar's visit comes just a week after the largest ship to ever sail up the Thames visited the new DP World London Gateway just west of Canvey Island in Essex.
