Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) received a 999 call from the port operators just after 1600 GMT.
But Southampton's port operators, Associated British Ports (ABP), remain upbeat about the future prospects of their car terminal business.
But at those well-above national average incomes, the shipping companies and port operators are already inclined to automate more of their operations.
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Last year the group faced a slowdown in external trade and rising costs that have checked gains for port operators in China and Hong Kong.
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The debate about competition among Hong Kong's port operators is fast becoming moot, however, because the territory's facilities are running at full capacity (in contrast to Singapore).
China's state-owned port operators are stepping up investments abroad, taking advantage of depressed prices as a global shipping downturn forces companies elsewhere to cut debt by unloading assets.
So, if Patrick wins, not only will other port operators in Australia demand greater productivity from their workers, but they may also get it without a pitched battle.
Credit Suisse estimates that 35% of China COSCO's revenue and 32% of China Shipping Container Lines' comes from the Asia-Europe route, while earnings from European trade for the country's port operators varies between 7.3% to 34.1%.
As for problems with charter flights, tour operators are the first port of call with complaints.
The cost of docking in Colombo had become so high that some shipping operators plan to bypass the port.
The AHVLA also plans to make sure a vet is within an hour of the port and has vowed to work with transport operators on new emergency contingency measures.
Though other ports may also be offered to private operators, the big battle is over Callao, the port for Lima, which handles nearly 90% of the country's container traffic.
Global Terminal, however, has a strategic position within the port that allows ships to avoid contending with the Bayonne Bridge, and its terminal operators are taking advantage of it.
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The operator said passengers due to make return journeys on Saturday or Sunday were advised to arrive at the Port of Calais or Port of Dover where their return travel would be honoured by other cross-channel operators.
The Port of Dover said it was experiencing high volumes of traffic and advised passengers without tickets to contact ferry operators before setting out.
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