Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) discussions are currently taking place between the unions and the APM Terminals Maasvlakte II at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
A. P. Moller – Maersk, the parent company of APM Terminals, said that negotiations started on 8 December, and operations are affected by a “go-slow action” as of 11 December.
The industrial action consists of a reduced number of moves per hour conducted at the terminal, consequently prolonging the time vessels are operated on and significantly disrupting their normal schedules, according to Maersk’s statement.
“As operations are impacted by this action, and we are expecting delays in container handling of all modalities,” noted the Danish company, adding that they “have evaluated all impacted vessels and are looking for alternative solutions, such as diverting vessels to another terminal, to mitigate potential delays to our customers’ supply chains.”
As discussions are still ongoing between the parties, it is not known when the industrial action will come to an end.
“There could be changes to the scheduled go-slow action at the very last minute, including the possibility of an agreement being reached and the go-slow actions being cancelled,” said Maersk in a statement.
