Russia-Ukraine conflict causes European freight forwarding ports to stop operating and ships to change routes

Recently, the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has attracted widespread attention, and the conflict has also had a serious impact on the operations of European aviation, shipping and port terminals.

It is understood that on February 24, local time , the Ukrainian National Guard Headquarters was destroyed. The armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has also caused many shipping and freight forwarding companies to adjust their work plans. In order to ensure the safety of the company's employees, related shipping and freight forwarding work has been suspended .

In addition, a military unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Odessa was also attacked by bombers on the 24th. The city has Ukraine's largest port, the Port of Odessa . As one of the largest ports on the Black Sea coast, it handles about 70% of Ukraine's import and export volume. However, due to the impact of the armed conflict, the port's operations have been suspended .

It is reported that at the same time as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a Turkish cargo ship was hit by a "bomb" on its way from the port of Odessa in southern Ukraine in the Black Sea . This news also caused panic among people in the shipping industry .

According to relevant information, many ships originally planned to go to the port of Odessa have urgently adjusted their routes, changed their waterways , and some ships have even returned.

Recently, employees at container terminals in Ukrainian seaports have also been forced to stop working. This has had a certain impact on European shipping with recent shipment demand, and may cause shipping delays or cargo detention .

In addition to sea transportation, this incident also had a certain impact on the China-Europe express trains. Among them, the trains from China to Russia were not affected, and the import and export trains from Central Asia were operating normally. However, China's train transportation through Ukraine through Europe was affected, and trains transiting through other countries to Ukraine were suspended.

Moreover, DB SCHENKER, a global international freight forwarding company , also stated that due to the intensified border conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the company has asked all Ukrainian employees to stay home and suspend operations, and all freight forwarding services to Ukraine have been terminated. It is hoped that relevant sellers will adjust their shipping arrangements in time to avoid unnecessary losses.

Russia-Ukraine conflict

European freight forwarding ports suspended operations and ships diverted