在全球疫情爆发期间，船舶停航跳港，多国港口关闭、集装箱货物严重积压，如果疫情得不到很好的控制，可能导致班轮运输业在2020年损失234亿美元。目前，全球船公司、港口、码头面都临着前所未有的挑战、将继续承压。
During the outbreak of the global epidemic, ships stopped and jumped, ports of many countries were closed and containers were overstocked. If the epidemic was not well controlled, the liner transportation industry would lose 23.4 billion US dollars in 2020. At present, global shipping companies, ports and docks are facing unprecedented challenges and will continue to bear pressure.
马士基因提前终止与美国这一码头合作遭起诉
Maersk gene is sued for early termination of cooperation with the US terminal
据外媒报道，马士基提前终止与GCT合作，将从2020年5月1日起，不再挂靠码GCT旗下位于纽约史坦顿岛（Staten Island）的码头，转而挂靠APM码头公司（APM Terminals）运营的位于新泽西州的伊丽莎白港。而马士基的这一举动，遭到了码头运营商GCT的起诉。
According to foreign media reports, Maersk terminated its cooperation with GCT in advance, and will no longer attach to the wharf of Staten Island under GCT, New York, from May 1, 2020, but to Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, operated by APM terminals. Maersk's move was sued by terminal operator GCT.
▲外媒相关报道Foreign media reports
4月20日，GCT向美国地方法院提起了诉讼，寻求自2015年以来执行与马士基达成的协议。该诉讼称，如果对方违反协议，GCT位于纽约史坦顿岛的码头“将不再是持续经营的问题，而是继续生存都将受到威胁”。目前GCT正在寻求一项紧急限制令，以阻止这家丹麦航空公司在合同到期前离开。
GCT方面表示，双方的协议有效期至2022年12月31日，若想提前终止协议，需要提前6个月发出通知，而马士基仅仅提前20天才通知GCT终止协议的事宜。
On April 20, GCT filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court seeking to enforce the agreement with Maersk since 2015. The lawsuit said that if the other party breaches the agreement, GCT's Wharf on Staten Island, New York "will no longer be a problem of going concern, but a threat to its survival.". GCT is seeking an emergency restraining order to prevent the Danish airline from leaving before the contract expires.
GCT said that the agreement between the two parties is valid until December 31, 2022. If they want to terminate the agreement in advance, they need to give six months' notice, while Maersk only gives 20 days' notice to GCT.
▲GCT位于纽约的码头GCT quay in New York
GCT方面分析称，APM是GCT的直接竞争对手，马士基撤出GCT的码头而选择挂靠APM的伊丽莎白港，这明显是把业务转移给自己关联的APM公司，为了APM码头公司的经济利益。
据了解，马士基旗下海运品牌与GCT在史坦顿岛间的业务往来，占该码头集装箱海运业务的60％，占其包括本地驳船业务在内的所有集装箱货物吞吐量的46%。
According to the analysis of GCT, APM is the direct competitor of GCT. Maersk withdrew from GCT's Wharf and chose to attach to the port of Elizabeth of APM, which is obviously to transfer its business to its associated APM company for the economic benefit of APM Wharf Company.
It is understood that the business between Maersk's shipping brand and GCT in Staten Island accounts for 60% of the terminal's container shipping business and 46% of its container cargo throughput including the local barge business.
▲马士基希望将更多业务转移到旗下码头公司（Maersk hopes to transfer more business to its terminal company）
马士基在一封日期为4月10日的信中，正式向GCT纽约史坦顿岛码头发出了船舶终止停靠的通知，称其船只将于5月1日停止挂靠该码头。
马士基向GCT提出了550万美元的和解方案(约210万美元的提前解约费，鉴于疫情的不确定性，马士基还提供了340万美元的额外追加)，以便尽早终止与GCT纽约码头交易，而该运营商已经拒绝了这一提议，目前正通过纽约的一家联邦法院寻求法律帮助，以使丹麦铁路保持运营。
对于如果没有疫情暴发这一情况，马士基是否会解约而选择APM的伊丽莎白港的问题，马士基发言人回答称：“我们不会去猜测在不同情况下可能发生的事情，但是这一决定并非轻易做出的。令人遗憾的是，GCT公司因公开和解条件而违反了保密义务，但是在当前部分承运人寻求不可抗力和其他保护措施的大环境下，马士基会继续向客户提供可靠的运输服务。”
总部位于加拿大温哥华的GCT公司，共运营四个码头，两个在加拿大西部的不列颠哥伦比亚省，另外两个分别在美国的史坦顿岛和新泽西州。GCT纽约史坦顿岛码头预计今年总收入为1.247亿美元，营业利润为3030万美元，如果马士基服务终止，预计在2020年将产生700万美元的亏损。
In a letter dated April 10, Maersk officially issued a notice to GCT's Staten Island Wharf in New York to terminate the docking of the ship, saying that its vessel would stop attaching to the wharf on May 1.
Maersk offered GCT a $5.5 million settlement (about $2.1 million in early termination fees, and $3.4 million in additional additions due to the uncertainty of the outbreak) to terminate the New York terminal transaction with GCT as soon as possible, which the operator has rejected, and is seeking legal assistance through a federal court in New York to keep the Danish railway afloat operate.
A spokesman for Maersk said: "we will not speculate about what may happen in different situations, but this decision is not easy to make. Unfortunately, GCT is in breach of confidentiality obligations due to open settlement conditions, but Maersk will continue to provide reliable transportation services to customers in the current environment in which some carriers seek force majeure and other protective measures. "
GCT, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, operates four docks, two in British Columbia in western Canada, and two in Staten Island and New Jersey in the United States. GCT's Staten Island Terminal in New York is expected to generate a total revenue of $124.7 million and operating profit of $30.3 million this year. If Maersk service is terminated, it is expected to generate a loss of $7 million in 2020.