The latest news, German farmers, train drivers, public transport will hold a nationwide general strike, which may paralyze the country's road and rail transportation. Germany's economy is already in trouble, and disruptions to freight shipments threaten to make things worse.
On January 9, Maersk announced that the German Farmers' Association would begin blocking important traffic intersections and passages at 5 a.m. on January 8, 2024. In addition, the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL) announced a freight strike from 6 p.m. on January 9, followed by a strike on public transport from 2 a.m. on January 10.
Maersk warned that serious delays are expected in inland transport, including that the goods cannot be delivered at all.
The German Train Drivers' Union (GDL) announced on Sunday evening that it would go on another multi-day general strike after labor negotiations with state-owned Deutsche Bahn (DB) and other railway companies failed to reach a consensus.
The German Train Drivers' Union, which represents about 10,000 workers, is demanding wage increases to combat high inflation and negotiating a 35-hour working day, four days a week.
Source: Foreign media: This strike means that GDL is here"Christmas truce"After the war was rekindled. On the passenger side, the strike will begin in the early hours of Wednesday morning and continue until Friday night.
On the freight side, GDL members plan to stop work on Tuesday night, and drivers will return to work at 6 p.m. on the 12th, the longest strike the union has had so far.
DB criticized the GDL's strike action and announced that it would take legal action.
German farmers have been on strike across the country since Monday, and farmers have blocked some roads with tractors as part of Germany's budget austerity, the local German government said on social network X.
In fact, every federal state in Germany is carrying out ** activities. Bavaria says it is currently escorting more than 5,500 tractors from various parts of Bavaria to Munich. This could paralyze Germany's highways.
The Volkswagen plant in Emden, northwestern Germany, also had to stop production due to road blockades, making it difficult for its employees to reach their workplaces, according to local reports.
Source: Foreign media: A joint general strike of railway workers and peasants in Germany, which will have a serious impact on the transportation of the entire country and may even lead to paralysis.
A freight forwarding company has issued an urgent notice stating that from January 8 to 15, due to large-scale demonstrations and demonstrations, key traffic nodes such as the entrances and exits of federal highways and highways, as well as entrances to industrial areas, will be blocked, which will lead to delays in the transportation of goods.
It is also worth noting that there is also a general strike at Australian terminals.
DP World Australia has received a notice of additional protective industrial action from the CFMMEU (Australian Maritime Union Division) for each of the terminals in the Port of Brisbane, Sydney Harbour, Melbourne and Fremantle Ports.
It is reported that the strike action will continue until January 15, 2024.
Maersk also announced in a customer update that port operations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Fremantle will be affected.
Maersk said that the receipt and delivery of refrigerated containers and dry goods in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney will be suspended for a certain period of time.
The affected situations for each port are as follows:
It is understood that the Australian union has been involved in strike action since October, with lockouts and 24-hour strikes in order to fight for an 8% annual pay rise. The strike action has resulted in a backlog of about 45,000 containers, resulting in huge losses.
It is reported that these stoppages mean that ships importing various commodities such as home appliances and medicines, as well as exporting local products such as red meat and fresh fruits, will face delays of 10 to 12 days when shipping products overseas.
Brian Hack, managing director of freight forwarding company EES Shipping, said Australia's economic and reputational damage would only continue to worsen if the strike did not end soon.
"It's no longer just a matter of DP World and the Australian Maritime Union, Australian businesses are being significantly impacted and suffering losses due to ongoing delays and uncertainty," Hack added. ”
Affected by this, for the goods on the Australian route, cargo owners should pay attention to the ship schedule and port call before delivery, so as to avoid affecting the efficiency of cargo transportation due to ship adjustment.
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