The Norwegian freighter "Glory" (right) was carrying 65,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain on its way from Turkey to China on the 9th. It ran aground while passing through the Suez Canal. After mobilizing four tugboats to help out, the canal traffic has returned to normal.

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[Compilation of Wei Guojin/Comprehensive Report] The endless labor protests caused extremely heavy losses to ports around the world last year. As economic uncertainty continues, the global supply chain may encounter greater volatility this year; Maritime security consulting company Crisis24 said, "two 023 Labor protests are unlikely to decrease and in fact may worsen as global economic conditions do not improve".

According to Crisis24 data, there were at least 38 protests and strikes that impacted port operations last year, more than four times more than in 2021, when the epidemic disrupted global trade, and nine in 2020.

Labor union experts, shipping agents and freight forwarders say labor prices have soared but wages have been frozen after Russia invaded Ukraine, prompting workers to demand more from their bosses.

A Crisis24 spokesman said labor incidents were likely to intensify this year as global economic conditions did not improve.

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In 2022, protests and strikes broke out in major shipping centers around the world.

South Korean truck drivers went on strike twice within half a year, disrupting container operations in Busan; after German and British dock workers went on strike, some European ports were paralyzed; in October, South African port operators went on strike, resulting in fruit, wine and After the export of minerals was delayed, "force majeure" was declared, causing the shipping company to stop booking business.

The Suez Canal passed another freighter to be dragged out by emergency rescue after it ran aground yesterday

This year is also not calm. A Norwegian cargo ship "M/V Glory" registered in the Marshall Islands carried six.

50,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain ran aground while passing through the Suez Canal on its way from Turkey to China; in 2021, the super-large cargo ship "Changci" from Taiwan ran aground in the canal for a week.

Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said that the canal traffic had returned to normal after mobilizing four tugboats to lift the freighter out of the waterway.

During the stranded ship, Egypt lost US$12-15 million a day due to the closure of the canal; 10% of the world's shipping passes through the canal, earning Egypt more than US$7 billion a year.

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