The huge waves caused by the Babet storm caused "serious" damage to the navigation light stone carvings at the north and south docks of Port Tyne, and a 180 foot (60 meter) parapet was also "displaced".

After the liner company formulated the freight schedule, sea freight rates did not remain unchanged. On the contrary, sea freight rates are constantly changing, especially in recent years with the changes in the world economy, and sea freight rates have also fluctuated and unpredictable, even reaching a high frequency of changing rates once per voyage.