Ferry passengers heading to France are facing long queues amid disruption to cross-Channel services from Dover to Calais and Dunkirk.
The delays were blamed on a shortage of ferries and bad weather on Friday and overnight.
Capacity at the Port of Dover was already under strain following the suspension of P&O services.
It was made worse after a DFDS ship hit a berth in Dunkirk on Thursday evening due to high winds and had to be taken out of service.
The ship is currently being repaired and is expected to return to service on Monday or Tuesday next week, DFDS Ferries said in a statement.
The company said this morning that all of its services were affected.
Another ship on the route is currently being refitted and will only be available from Monday.
DFDS Ferries said it expects its full fleet to be back in service from early next week.
Many families were expected to be affected by the disruption as they set off for France during the Easter school break.
A section of the M20 is also being used to park lorries, leading to congestion.
As part of Operation Brock, the motorway is closed to anything other than freight between junctions eight and nine.
The traffic management system was implemented to manage lorries displaced by the lack of P&O services amid an ongoing dispute about the company's decision to sack 800 British workers.
DFDS Ferries advised customers to travel to the port of Dover and check in as they normally would, saying they will then be shipped on the next available sailing.
Staff are walking along car lanes at the port to keep customers informed and assist them, the company said.
The main roads approaching the port are currently very busy, the Port of Dover said, advising passengers to allow extra time for their journey and check with their operator for details.
Local residents were told to avoid travelling through the area where possible.
Bus operator Stagecoach said its local services were experiencing significant disruption due to traffic in the town centre.
A spokesperson for the Department for Transport said: "We are aware of queues at Dover, and the Kent Resilience Forum and local partners are working to minimise any disruption by deploying temporary traffic management measures as standard.
"This has been caused by a number of factors, including severe weather in the Channel."
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2022-04-02 10:30:00Z
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