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A 60-FOOT high mountain of shipping containers has been spotted in a field in Suffolk as the nearby Port of Felixstowe struggles with congestion caused by a lack of truckers to take then away, reports the London's Daily Mail.
Hundreds of empty containers stretching for 350 feet are being stored on a former airfield off the A140 near Eye, Suffolk, just 26 miles from Britain's biggest and most congested port of Felixstowe.
The site is being used by Maersk - the world's biggest shipping company - to store empty containers to clear space at Felixstowe so more imports can arrive.
Said MailOnline UK & Ireland manager Gary Jeffreys: "As we continue to see strong demand of import cargo in the run up to Christmas, we are prioritising these containers for delivery.
"This in turn means we are using off-dock storage for empty containers, they will be moved back to the port and sent to their destination in the usual manner. Essentially it's overflow from Felixstow," Mr Jeffreys said.
"There are insufficient drivers to move empty containers and lots of congestion around the world because of Covid - some ports in China and further afield have been blocked and are just getting back up to speed.
"So it's like a game of Jenga with lots of moving pieces. What's happened here is that these containers have got snarled up at Felixstowe.
"Rather than leaving empty containers at the port and letting them clog it up further, what seems to have happened is a deal has been done with the landowner to temporarily store them there.'
Piles of containers have been cropping up elsewhere across the world, including in Los Angeles, where California Governor Gavin Newson has ordered hauliers to find additional storage after stacks began appearing down streets and near homes," he said.
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