[5] Even after four weeks from the crane incident, many ships and vessels had to reroute to other ports due to the dock's suspended operations for rebuilding and repairing.

The Kyoto Express's departure was delayed for about 10 days while debris and damaged containers from the collapse were cleared from the ship and dock.

[6] Due to the incident, Honda lost total production at its South Marston factory because the parts could not be delivered, and the 5,000 staff members were sent home.

The Kyoto Express was carrying gearboxes and transmissions for Swindon from the Far East that were eventually rerouted to Amsterdam which had to be then transported on land to the United Kingdom.

[7] "This crane failure at Southampton at the weekend has caused us a major problem with the unloading of key engine components," said Julie Cameron, head of corporate communications at Honda.