Dock strike at Felixstowe ‘inevitable’, after last-ditch pay talks break down

Talks at ACAS to avert a strike at the UK’s biggest container port, Felixstowe broke down last night, both sides blaming the other. There are no further meetings planned before the eight-day strike starts on 21 August, and shipping lines plan to reschedule calls at the port, some carriers looking at bringing ships in earlier to discharge UK imports.