Container haulage from Felixstowe, London Gateway, Southampton and Liverpool We take the maze out of container haulage.
Import or export, one box or a weekly programme. Our Ipswich planning desk books the slot, plans around your free days and keeps you posted until it’s delivered.
Or call the desk on 01473 653010
- Moving containers since 2011
- Days, nights and drop and swap
- Our own secure yard on the Port of Ipswich
Why haulage feels like a maze
Between the quay and your door, there’s a lot to get lost in.
Booking windows, free days, three busy ports and a site that can only unload after lunch. We’ve spent fifteen years learning every turn, so your container doesn’t have to.
The Maze way: one route, planned before the box lands.
Free days run out
From day six, a 40ft box left on the Felixstowe quay costs £50.05 a day. From day thirteen it’s £135.28.
Our way through We plan collection around your free days, with night deliveries from Felixstowe when the day diary is full.
A booking slot is missed
Felixstowe charges £49.39 for a no-show and £25.95 to move a booking hour.
Our way through Your planner books the slot and keeps an eye on it, so the truck turns up when the port expects it.
Three ports, three hauliers
London Gateway’s volumes grew by more than half in 2025. Your boxes won’t always land at Felixstowe.
Our way through One desk covers Felixstowe, London Gateway, Southampton and Liverpool, with every booking in one place.
The site can’t unload today
A driver waiting on a busy site is time somebody pays for.
Our way through Drop and swap: we leave the loaded box, you unload when it suits, and we swap it for the empty.
Only an afternoon is free
Plenty of sites can only take a delivery in a short window.
Our way through Within 100 miles of Felixstowe or London Gateway, ask about our rates for 1pm to 5pm deliveries, Monday to Friday.
No word since Tuesday
Chasing a haulier for news eats into your day.
Our way through You hear from us first. If anything changes, your planner tells you before you have to ask.
Port charges from the Port of Felixstowe Rates and Charges, 1 April 2026 (version 1.6). London Gateway growth as reported by DP World for 2025.
15 years
learning every turn, since 2011
4 ports
covered from one Ipswich desk
24/7
access and manned security at our yard
13 years
how long one customer has been with us, and counting
What we move
Every way a container needs to move.
Our own trucks, a trusted partner fleet and one planning desk, so there’s capacity when the ships bunch up and someone who knows your account when you call.
Import containers
Collected from the quay and delivered to your door, planned around your free days.
Export containers
We bring the empty, you load it, and we get it back to the port in time for the vessel.
Night deliveries
Out of hours from Felixstowe, for sites that receive overnight.
Drop and swap
We leave the box on site, you unload at your own pace, and we swap it for the next one.
Afternoon delivery rates
1pm to 5pm deliveries within 100 miles of Felixstowe or London Gateway, Monday to Friday.
General haulage and pallets
Full loads, part loads and single pallets, alongside your container work.
Specialist loads
Heavy, wide or awkward cargo, planned with you case by case.
Secure HGV parking
Our own yard on the Port of Ipswich, with someone on the gate around the clock. See the lorry park
Plan your route
Four ports. One way through.
Pick the port your box lands at and tell us where it’s going. We’ll draw the route and tell you roughly how far it is.
Felixstowe to Daventry
About 130 miles by road
- Night deliveries available from Felixstowe.
- Drop and swap if your site can’t unload straight away.
Distances are estimates from the main town in each postcode area. We confirm the route and timings when we quote.
- Felixstowe Fifteen minutes from our Nacton desk.
- London Gateway On the Thames, for London and the South East.
- Southampton For boxes landing on the south coast.
- Liverpool For the North West and the north Midlands.
Also Tilbury, Thamesport, Bristol, Hull and Teesport on request.
How it works
Four turns from quote to delivered.
No forms that disappear and no chasing. You’ll know who’s handling your box and what happens next.
Tell us about the box
Port, container size, date and delivery postcode. Use the quote form or call the desk.
We price it and book it
You get a clear price. Say yes and we book the port slot and plan the truck.
We keep you posted
Your planner watches the vessel, the slot and the road, and tells you if anything moves.
Delivered, then done
The box arrives when agreed. The empty goes back and the paperwork follows.
Who you’ll deal with
Run by people who came up through the yard.
Maze has been owner-managed since 2023, when Managing Director Ryan Jiggens led the management buyout. He has worked in container logistics since 1999.
Director Rhys Davies joined us as a transport operator in 2017. The planners you speak to sit in our office in Nacton, fifteen minutes from the Port of Felixstowe.
- Straightforward to work with Plain answers and a clear price.
- We tell you first If something changes, you hear it from us, not the port.
- We take ownership The team that books your box sees it through.
“We know container haulage is about far more than simply moving a container from A to B. (sometimes C + D…)”
Secure HGV parking
Park on the Port of Ipswich, with someone on the gate all night.
Our own lorry park, minutes from the A14 and A12. For hauliers, businesses and event teams with trailers, for a night, a week or longer.
- 24-hour manned security
- CCTV at the entrance and exit
- Security gates in and out
- Fenced perimeter
- Tower lighting through the night
- Tarmac hard standing
- Marked bays with room to manoeuvre
- Access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Want to see it first? Call 01473 653010 and we’ll show you round.
What customers say
The kind of haulier people keep.
Some of our customers have been with us for well over a decade. Here’s what two of them told Google.
“I’ve been using Maze for 13 years. They’re always reliable, easy to deal with and nothing is ever too much trouble. It makes a huge difference working with people you can trust.”
Laura W. Customer for 13 years, on Google
“MAZE Logistics Ltd have been our preferred haulier for many years now, from start to finish the service has been amazing, friendly staff and outstanding professionalism, efficiency, most importantly their drivers arrive on time.”
Darren D. Customer, on Google
Get a container quote
Tell us about the box. We’ll find the way.
Three short steps. A planner reads every request and replies with a clear price.
Box already on the quay and the clock ticking? Call the desk on 01473 653010.
- We check the port, the vessel and your free days.
- We come back with a clear price.
- Say yes and we book the slot and plan the truck.
For owner-drivers and fleets
Own a truck? Run it with us.
We’re always looking for straightforward owner-operators and subcontract fleets for container work out of Felixstowe, London Gateway and Southampton.
- Consistent, planned container work, with no chasing loads
- Tramping with regular Saturday work, day work or overnight trunking
- SNAP parking paid for when you’re loaded
- Skeletal trailer hire if you need it
Which ports do you collect from?
Felixstowe, London Gateway, Southampton and Liverpool day to day. We also move containers from Tilbury, Thamesport, Bristol, Hull and Teesport, so ask if your box lands somewhere else.
Can you work around my free days?
Yes. Send us the vessel and the free time the shipping line or port has given you, and we’ll plan the collection around it. The earlier we know, the more options we have, including night deliveries from Felixstowe.
Do you deliver at night?
Yes, from Felixstowe. Tell us your site’s receiving hours when you ask for a quote and we’ll plan around them.
What is drop and swap?
We leave the loaded container on your site so you can unload when it suits you, then swap it for the empty on our next visit. It keeps your yard moving without a driver waiting.
Do you have cheaper delivery slots?
Within 100 miles of Felixstowe or London Gateway we offer preferential rates for deliveries between 1pm and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Can you move hazardous, overweight or out-of-gauge containers?
Tell us when you ask for a quote. We’ll check what the load needs and confirm what we can do before anything is booked.
Can I park my lorry at your yard?
Yes. Our lorry park on the Port of Ipswich has manned security around the clock, CCTV, gated entry and 24/7 access. Ask about nightly, weekly or monthly parking.
Where are you based?
Our office is at Unit P, Camilla Court, Nacton, Ipswich IP10 0EU, between Ipswich and Felixstowe. Our yard and lorry park are on the Port of Ipswich.
Let’s find the way through.
Send us the box details or call the desk. We’ll come back with a clear price and a plan.
