This international shipping port has been blocked and its operation has stopped!

Hundreds of striking Belgian farmers are reported to have blocked roads around the port of Antwerp, demanding government authorities improve the welfare and working conditions of their farmers. Authorities say roads and tunnels leading to the port have been blocked by about 500 tractors.

Farmers demonstrated because they felt disadvantaged by dissatisfaction with government agricultural policies, falling incomes and, most importantly, European environmental standards. They demanded looser environmental regulations and better protection against flooding the market with cheap imports.

"Port operations have been severely disrupted," said Stephan Van Fraechem, head of the Alfaport VOKA Association of Port Operators. "In cases where farmers are driving tractors to block roads, trucks have been out of service, so goods cannot be transported or picked up, while employees are only allowed in after a long wait."

Companies working at the port are said to have lost millions of euros as the protests continue, even though they were not involved in the conflict. The protests still exacerbate the plight of port operators.

A spokesman for the port said,"Many roads have been blocked and traffic has been interrupted. The supply chain has been interrupted, and ships that have now exceeded the normal schedule cannot unload after arriving at the port. This is a matter of great concern." 

这个国际海运港口遭封锁，港口运营停摆！

       据悉，数百名罢工的比利时农民堵塞了安特卫普港口周围的道路，要求政府当局改善本国农民的福利和工作条件。当局表示，通往港口的道路和隧道已被约500辆拖拉机封锁。

       农民举行示威，是因为对政府农业政策、收入下降，以及最重要的是对欧洲环境标准的不满，这让他们感到处于不利地位。他们要求更宽松的环境法规，并要求更好地抵御廉价进口产品充斥市场。

       Alfaport VOKA港口运营商协会的负责人Stephan Van Fraechem表示：“港口运营受到严重干扰”。“在农民驾驶拖拉机堵塞道路的情况下，卡车已停运，因此无法运送或提取货物，而员工只有在漫长的等待后才被允许进入。”

       据称，由于抗议活动仍在继续，这让在港口工作的公司损失了数百万欧元，尽管他们并没有参与冲突。抗议活动仍加剧了港口运营商的困境。

       该港口发言人表示，“多处道路被封锁，交通中断。供应链已经中断，现在已经超出正常时间表工作的船舶抵达港口后无法卸货。这是一个令人高度关注的问题。”