Early warning! All ports and terminals in this country are shut down due to a strike!

According to the latest news from foreign media, on February 15, the Finnish transport workers union (AKT) broke out a strike, affecting all ports and terminals in the country. All port terminal operations interrupted the shutdown, recent shipments to Finland shippers freight forwarders please note the impact of logistics delays.

It is reported that on Wednesday, after the failure of collective bargaining with employers, Finnish dock workers left their jobs, threatening to stop almost all of Finland's foreign trade. According to AKT, more than 95 percent of Finnish dockworkers belong to the union and the strike affected about 9,000 workers in total.

The ports most affected by the strike are Helsinki, Hamina, Kokkola, Oulu, Rauma, Hanko, Naantali, Pori, Turku and Novokopunki. Uusikaupunki, etc. As 90% of Finland's exports are handled in ports, the strike could have a serious impact on Finland's foreign trade.

Maersk Line's official website has posted a notice to remind customers that the Finnish transport workers' union AKT has started a strike at 6 a.m. on Feb. 15, affecting all Finnish ports and terminals. The negotiating parties have not reached an agreement and negotiations will resume later this week. Maersk said all ship operations, gate movements and handling of containers in Finnish ports are now suspended until further notice.

Sources pointed out that the Finnish Transport Workers Union (Autoja Kjetusala Tyontekijaliitto, AKT) said that the issue revolves around wages and some issues related to working conditions, and 2022 in the UK and German ports of Felixstowe (Felixstowe) and Liverpool (Liverpool), the same Finnish stevedores People cite the cost of living and inflation, saying wages need to keep pace with inflation, which was slightly above 9% in Finland last December.

The AKT said after withdrawing from negotiations that the latest offer, along with pay rises and other employment conditions, could not be met. The union said the strike would go on indefinitely. A few hours before the dockers began their strike, truckers carrying cargo and petroleum products also went on strike. As the union represents almost all dockers and truckers in the lockout, it is widely predicted that Finland's foreign trade will effectively come to a halt.

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