On February 9, due to an unplanned strike in Rotterdam's Hutchinson port Delta II, Danish shipping giant Maersk issued an announcement saying that operations were temporarily suspended.

As of February 10, terminal operations had resumed. However, Maersk said in the announcement that due to the strike and the slowdown in operations, the number of trips per hour at the terminal will be reduced, the duration of the slowdown in operations is uncertain, extending the operating hours of the ship and severely disrupting its normal schedule, and its team will develop certain contingency measures in the coming days, while continuing to monitor the situation of the labor negotiations at the terminal.

The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and one of the most important logistics centers in the world. Located at the confluence of the Rhine and Maas rivers, the Port of Rotterdam is a natural gateway to Europe.

The port length is 40 kilometers, the dock length is 89 kilometers, the total berths are 656, the channel is the maximum depth of 22 meters, is more than 500 routes of the ship port or port of call, to more than 1000 ports around the world, the cargo volume accounts for 78% of the Netherlands.

The Port of Rotterdam is the largest transshipment of crude oil, petroleum products, grains and other bulk cargoes in Europe, the sixth largest container transshipment port in the world, and has the most advanced ECT container terminal in the world.