French international shipping ports once again embroiled in strike turmoil
Recently, French ports have once again been embroiled in a wave of strikes. Dock workers and port staff at ports such as Saint Nazaire and Nantes went on a 24-hour strike from February 21st to February 22nd local time.
However, this wave of strikes will further escalate, with strikers planning a 48 hour comprehensive strike from February 26th to February 27th local time, and may even take extreme measures such as blockading ports.
It is reported that the background of this strike is the long-standing dispute between the French government and trade unions over pension reform.
Since January, strikes at French ports have had a serious impact on their normal operations. Despite multiple negotiations between the government and the trade unions, they were unable to reach a consensus, leading to a continued escalation of strike activities.
It is expected that strikes at French ports will continue intermittently throughout February.
This wave of strikes not only disrupted the daily operations of French ports, but also had a significant impact on global shipping and logistics chains.
Many goods originally planned to pass through French ports have been forced to divert to other European ports such as Antwerp, Rotterdam, etc., which not only increases transportation costs but also prolongs the delivery time of goods.
Despite efforts from all parties to seek a solution, strikes at French ports are still ongoing.
We would like to remind shippers involved in French routes to prepare a cargo transportation plan in advance to avoid transportation delays caused by force majeure such as strikes.