urgent! Maersk: Stop accepting bookings from this country!
On March 11, Maersk issued an important announcement on its official website. In view of the extremely unstable situation in Haiti, the company decided to suspend booking services to and from Haiti until further notice.
Maersk stops accepting bookings for Haiti!
Maersk emphasized that they are closely monitoring developments in Haiti, and that the current situation remains unstable with no signs of improvement. In order to protect the interests of customers, Maersk recommends that customers consider other alternatives, including changing the destination of transported goods.
At the same time, Maersk also reminds customers that in view of the current chaotic situation in Haiti, they should fully consider the potential risks and additional costs that the cargo may face. Maersk will continue to monitor developments in the country and provide updates.
In the past few weeks, the civil unrest in Haiti has continued to ferment, which has had a serious impact on the import and export business of Port-au-Prince. Customers have difficulty accessing ports to unload cargo or pick up boxes, hampering business.
In addition, due to the unrest in Haiti, MSC also announced that it would stop receiving goods from Haiti - Port Au Prince, Haidi, Haiti.
MSC said that as of March 1, the port could not guarantee shore power supply, so MSC could no longer unload refrigerated containers at CPS.
MSC has implemented contingency plans to transfer all refrigerated cargo to other discharge ports in the region in accordance with Clause 19 of the Terms and Conditions of Carriage.
Port-au-Prince's main terminal has suspended operations
Recently, the crisis in Haiti has been escalating, and violent protests have frequently broken out.
On March 2, local time, the National Prison in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, was attacked by an armed gang. 97% of the prisoners, including serious criminals, escaped. The Haitian government declared a state of emergency in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and imposed a curfew.
According to CCTV News, on March 7, local time, the Caribbean Port Services Terminal, the main terminal in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, announced the suspension of operations after being attacked by armed gangs.
The United Nations Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued a statement that day, saying that more than 20 aid trucks filled with food, medical supplies and equipment were trapped in the port of Port-au-Prince. Sea routes are the only way to transport aid, especially humanitarian food and medical supplies, from Port-au-Prince to other parts of Haiti.
As violent conflicts continue to escalate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the Haitian government announced on the 7th that it would extend the state of emergency in the Western Province for one month to April 3 and extend the curfew to March 10.
On the 9th, Blanchett, the head of the United Nations International Organization for Migration in Haiti, warned that the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is now besieged by gang armed forces. Most areas and major traffic arteries are controlled by gang armed forces, and a large number of people have been forced to flee. , becoming an isolated city.
According to reports from Haitian media on the 10th, the situation in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, has become seriously out of control, and the security situation is extremely tense. Officials from the United Nations' International Organization for Migration said the security situation has worsened and Port-au-Prince has become a city under siege.
Under the increasingly severe situation, the U.S. Southern Command stated on the 10th that the United States has withdrawn non-essential staff from the embassy in Haiti and dispatched more U.S. troops to protect the security of the embassy in response to the current emergency situation facing Haiti.
In addition, a spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry also stated on the 10th local time that due to the "very tense security situation" in Haiti, the German ambassador and permanent representative have traveled to neighboring Dominica with members of the EU delegation and will continue to work there until further notice. notify.
In addition, the airport in Port-au-Prince is still closed, and the main port responsible for transporting food has been robbed since the suspension of operations on the 7th. No humanitarian aid has yet entered Haiti. The seriousness of the situation in Haiti is evident.
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