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The European port strike continues, and the British port of Liverpool announced a strike

Time:2022-08-18 Publisher:Kevin Num:3234

At the end of July, the British Confederation of trade unions said that the workers in felixsto port voted for the strike because of the wage dispute, and warned that the entire supply chain would be seriously disturbed.

(Related reading: negotiations broke down and the British workers at Felix port Wen on strike)

Britain's largest port will hold an eight day general strike on August 21. On the other hand, Liverpool port, the second largest port, also began to spread a strike upsurge.

Nearly 500 port workers have voted to pay for the strike. Their purpose is the same as that of the port workers in felixsto: to fight for a raise.

Although the time and duration of the strike have not been determined, most workers of Mersey wharf and port company (mdhc), a subsidiary of peel ports, which operates the port of Liverpool, voted in favour of the strike in response to the 7% salary increase proposal.

If the two major container ports in Britain hold strikes as scheduled, this will further increase the pressure on the supply chain. More seriously, it may affect the whole of Europe.

At present, the shipping companies that are linked to the largest container port in Britain, Felix Stowe port, are making contingency plans to prevent the continuous impact of the strike.

So far, the strategy of 2M and ocean alliance is to either advance felixsto's rotation or postpone it until after the strike.

The Confederation of trade unions announced the results of the strike vote. The data showed that 88% of the members voted, and 99% of them were in favor of the strike. 

The reason for the strike was that the 7% salary increase proposed by the port was obviously lower than the inflation rate.

The Trade Union believes that its members are trying to cope with the soaring cost of living, but the salary increase proposed by the well funded mdhc is not enough.

It believes that the 7% salary increase is not enough to resist the soaring inflation rate and cannot meet the expectations of its members. Therefore, the losses caused by the strike will be borne by mdhc.

It is reported that the monthly throughput of Liverpool port is about 75000 TEUs of more than 60 ships. At present, the strike date of Liverpool port has not been determined.

The Trade Union warned that any strike by workers would have a serious impact on shipping and road transport in Liverpool and surrounding areas.

With such a large-scale strike, carriers may have to unload goods destined for the United Kingdom at major hub ports, such as Antwerp and Rotterdam, thus further worsening the existing congestion problem in the European continent.

GLA hereby reminds freight forwarders that if goods need to be shipped to the UK, they need to pay attention to the latest port developments in time and contact shipping companies to avoid delay in delivery of goods.

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