据彭博社消息，英国最大的集装箱船港口费利克斯托港（Felixstowe）的近2,000码头工人计划在未能达成薪酬协议后，于本月罢工8天，该工会誓言全面关闭港口，威胁要切断英国最重要的贸易航线之一。
Nearly 2,000 dockworkers at Felixstowe, Britain's largest container ship port, plan to strike for eight days this month after failing to reach a pay deal, according to Bloomberg. The union has vowed a complete port closure, threatening to cut off Britain's most important one of the trade routes.
联合工会周五在一份声明中表示，费利克斯托港的工人将于8月21日至8月29日罢工, 因为拥有经营该港口的和记港口集团并没有上调此前它提议的加薪幅度，谈判宣告破裂。
Those workers will go on strike from Aug 21 to Aug 29 because Hutchison Ports Group, which owns and operates the port, did not deliver on a pay raise it had previously proposed, the union said in a statement on Friday.
事实上去年该工会成员的工资增加了1.4%，而今年工会引用英国目前的通货膨胀率为11.8%，拒绝了费利克斯托提出的加薪7%的最新提议。
In fact, wages for members of the union rose by 1.4% last year, and this year the union cites the current UK inflation rate of 11.8% and rejected the latest proposal for a 7 per cent pay rise.
费利克斯托港是欧洲最繁忙的集装箱港口之一，也是许多在亚洲和欧洲之间运营的航运公司的航线上的停靠站。该港口每年处理超过400万个标准箱，占该国集装箱贸易的近一半。每年约有2,000艘船舶停靠该港口。
The Port of Felixstowe is one of the busiest container ports in Europe and a stop on the routes of many shipping lines operating between Asia and Europe. The port handles more than 4 million TEUs a year, accounting for nearly half of the country's container trade. About 2,000 ships call at the port every year.
工会此前报告称，92%的成员投票支持费利克斯托码头的罢工行动。成员包括起重机司机、机器操作员和负责集装箱船装卸的装卸工。这将是该港口自1989年以来的第一次罢工行动。
The union previously reported that 92% of its members voted for the strike at Felixstowe, including crane drivers, machine operators and stevedores responsible for loading and unloading container ships. It will be the first strike at the port since 1989.
工会表示，罢工将对供应链产生“巨大影响”，并对国际海上贸易造成严重破坏，该工会誓言全面关闭港口。但港口方面强调将继续积极寻求适用于各方并避免罢工的解决方案。
The strike will have a "significant impact" on supply chains and wreak havoc on international maritime trade, the union said, vowing to shut ports across the board. However, the port side emphasized that it would continue to actively seek solutions that satisfy all parties and avoid strikes.
如果此次罢工如期举行，或将加剧欧洲港口拥堵，加剧船舶延误情况，供应链面临严重压力。
If the strike is proceeded as scheduled, it may exacerbate congestion at European ports, worsening ship delays and putting supply chains under severe pressure.
在此提醒，近期有计划出货英国的货主货代们，一定要密切关注罢工活动对于货物运输带来的延误和影响，以免带来不必要的损失！
As a reminder, those who plan to ship to the UK in the near future must keep a close eye on the delay and impact of the strike on the transportation of goods. Try to avoid unnecessary losses!
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