The UK’s largest port, Port of Felixstowe, will hold an 8-day strike this Sunday, one after another. raise. A strike at Britain’s two largest container ports will further strain supply chains, jeopardizing the operation of already congested major European ports.

Some British shipping companies are making contingency plans in case the continuation of an eight-day strike that began on Sunday. So far, the strategy of 2M and the Ocean alliance has been to either bring the Felixstowe rotation early or delay it until after the last day of the shutdown on Aug. 29. However, with port authorities and union negotiators planning no more talks, shipping companies are increasingly concerned that the pay dispute could drag on for a long time, with a possible series of further 24 or 48-hour strikes.

Liverpool dockworkers voted after rejecting a 7 per cent pay rise at the port, United announced the results of the strike vote, with figures showing 88 per cent of members voted, with 99 per cent in favour of a strike. The reason for the strike is mainly because the 7% salary increase proposed by the port is significantly lower than the inflation rate.

It is reported that the Port of Liverpool handles about 75,000 TEUs per month for more than 60 vessels. No date has been set for the strike at the Port of Liverpool. Unions have warned that any strike by workers would have serious consequences for shipping and road transport in and around Liverpool. The strike at the Port of Felixstowe could cause more than $800 million in trade disruptions, according to a new analysis by data analytics firm Russell Group.

Some forwarders have said that carriers may cancel voyages calling at British ports or try to transfer containers to other ports for unloading. Maersk told customers last week that it intends to try to increase calls ahead of the strike, or to hold shipments until the port has labor. Either way, the strike will have some impact on European shipping.

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