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Turkey's devastating quake to disturb global shipping: experts
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/02/15 11:15:44
The earthquake in Turkey, which has killed more than 17,000, has dealt a serious blow to the country's port facilities bringing uncertainties to world shipping, reports Beijing's Global Times.
A fire that engulfed hundreds of shipping containers at Turkey's Iskenderun Port after the earthquake has been extinguished, Reuters reported.
The port, located on the Mediterranean coast in the southern province of Hatay, was damaged due to the quake, and the fire has led to the shutdown of all operations at the terminal until further notice and forced freight liners to divert vessels to other ports.
As one of the two major container hubs on Turkey's southeast coast, Iskenderun Port focuses on domestic trade.
"Given the situation at Iskenderun, we will need to perform a change of destination for all bookings bound for the port or already on the water. We are currently planning to divert containers to nearby hubs within operational feasibility or hold at transshipment ports - including Port of Mersin and Port Said," Maersk said in a statement.
"The earthquake will affect Turkey's normal production and life, and the impact on Turkey's industrial chain and supply chain may adversely impact the nation's currency exchange rate and inflation," said Bai Ming, deputy director of the international market research institute at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.
A fire that engulfed hundreds of shipping containers at Turkey's Iskenderun Port after the earthquake has been extinguished, Reuters reported.
The port, located on the Mediterranean coast in the southern province of Hatay, was damaged due to the quake, and the fire has led to the shutdown of all operations at the terminal until further notice and forced freight liners to divert vessels to other ports.
As one of the two major container hubs on Turkey's southeast coast, Iskenderun Port focuses on domestic trade.
"Given the situation at Iskenderun, we will need to perform a change of destination for all bookings bound for the port or already on the water. We are currently planning to divert containers to nearby hubs within operational feasibility or hold at transshipment ports - including Port of Mersin and Port Said," Maersk said in a statement.
"The earthquake will affect Turkey's normal production and life, and the impact on Turkey's industrial chain and supply chain may adversely impact the nation's currency exchange rate and inflation," said Bai Ming, deputy director of the international market research institute at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.