Operations of international shipping ports in many European countries are interrupted

Freight forwarding giant Kuehn announced on its official website that on April 15, several major international shipping ports in Europe fell into operational interruption due to the impact of a strong storm.

At 9 a.m., DP World Southampton of Southampton, England, decided to suspend ship operations, although it will still provide land service at a low productivity.

Likewise, the Port of Liverpool also issued a notice that due to the impact of strong winds in the early morning, the operation of Pier 1 and Pier 2 has been completely stagnated. Strong winds are expected to continue throughout the day and most of the evening on the 15th.

Rotterdam Terminal in the Netherlands was also hit by strong winds. For safety reasons, the Port of Rotterdam announced the suspension of operations at 11 o'clock on April 15. In addition, APM Terminals Maasvlakte II also closed its operations at noon.

Container shipping and ship operations are expected to inevitably face delays during the rest of the 15th, Kuehn said. The temporary shutdown of these important European ports will undoubtedly bring considerable challenges to the global supply chain. 

欧洲多国国际海运港口运营中断

       货代巨头德迅官网发布通知称，4月15日，欧洲多个主要国际海运港口因强风暴影响陷入运营中断。

       当天上午9点，英国南安普顿的环球港务集团(DP World Southampton)决定暂停船只运营，尽管仍会以较低的生产率提供陆地服务。

       同样，利物浦港也发布了通知，由于凌晨强风的影响，1号和2号码头的运营已全面停滞，预计15日全天及当晚大部分时间强风将持续。

       荷兰的鹿特丹码头也受到了强风的冲击。出于安全考虑，鹿特丹港于4月15日11点宣布停止运营。此外，APM Terminals Maasvlakte II也在中午时分关闭了运营。

       德迅表示，预计15日剩余时间内，集装箱运输和船舶运营将不可避免地面临延误。欧洲这些重要港口的暂时停摆，无疑给全球供应链带来了不小的挑战。