Negotiations broke down! American truck drivers may go on strike; the water level in the middle reaches of the Rhine in Germany has risen!
NO.1 The negotiation broke down! American truck drivers may go on strike!
According to a CNN report, labor negotiations between UPS and the American Truckers Union have broken down a few days ago. The American Truckers union said it will not reach a new contract and will hold a strike on August 1, which is expected to last for 10 days.
The American Truckers union believes that the cause of the strike lies with UPS. The union said that during the current labor agreement contract period, UPS's income has almost doubled, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement on the union's plan to seek a salary increase.
UPS said it still hopes to reach an agreement with the American Truckers union to avoid a strike. UPS spokesman Glenn Zaccara said: "Our focus is negotiation, not speculation. We remain confident that an agreement will be reached that benefits our employees, our company, our customers and our union."
NO.2 Rising water level in the middle reaches of the Rhine in Germany
Due to continuous rainfall in southern Germany in recent days, the water level in the middle reaches of the Rhine River has risen, which has ensured that cargo ships can sail with full load. However, the water level in the lower reaches of the Rhine River north of Cologne in Germany is still relatively shallow, and cargo ships still need to reduce their load.
With the increase of upstream water, it is expected that the shipping bottleneck caused by the drop in water level of the Rhine River is expected to be temporarily relieved. In June of this year, the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration announced that the water level of some rivers in the Rhine River in Germany was lower than the minimum limit for safe navigation, and freight barges on the Rhine River were required to reduce their load.
NO.3 In the first half of the year, Guangxi's import and export to ASEAN increased by 92.6% year-on-year
According to Nanning Customs, in recent years, economic and trade exchanges between Guangxi and ASEAN have continued to grow. By 2022, ASEAN has maintained Guangxi's largest trading partner status for 23 consecutive years.
In the first half of this year, Guangxi's import and export to ASEAN was 161.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 92.6%. Among them, exports were 109.58 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 88.1%; imports were 51.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 102.8%.
NO.4 In the first half of the year, the total import and export value of Shanghai reached 2.09 trillion
According to the latest statistics from Shanghai Customs, in the first half of 2023, the total value of imports and exports in Shanghai reached 2.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.4% over the same period last year (the same below), and a growth rate 9.3 percentage points higher than that of the whole country.
Among them, exports were 846.32 billion yuan, an increase of 15.2%; imports were 1.25 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.1%. Excluding the impact of the year-on-year base, Shanghai’s imports and exports have grown by an average of 5.3% in two years, of which exports and imports have grown by an average of 9.7% and 2.6% respectively in two years, demonstrating the resilience of foreign trade.
NO.5 accident! Container ship capsizes after collision
Recently, the Quanzhou-registered container ship "Xinyuanlong 6" collided with the Ningbo-registered sand carrier "Ganglong Development" near the waters of Dahuangmang. The hull of the "Xinyuanlong 6" was cracked or cracked, the port side was seriously tilted and capsized, and at least 40 containers fell into the water.
Salvage work is underway, with several search and rescue vessels and tugboats deployed, and all personnel on board have been safely transferred to coast patrol vessels. Although partially submerged, Xinyuanlong 6 is still afloat. The ship was on its way from Ningbo to Xiamen at the time. According to previous news, the sand carrier "Dragon Development" has sunk.
