At the end of September, due to the shortage of supply, the British people recently lined up at gas stations to wait for refueling. There was a "oil shortage" in the UK. BP (BP) issued a statement on September 26, stating that due to panic buying, nearly one-third of the company's main gas stations have sold out.
Due to the lack of truck drivers, the supply chain is broken, causing a shortage of oil supplies. Since Brexit, the shortage of truck drivers has caused chaos in many supply chains such as food. Tesco, the largest supermarket group in the UK, previously said that if the shortage of truck drivers is not improved, it may cause consumers to panic buying before Christmas.
September 29, including International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Road Transport Union (IRU) and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), etc. A number of international transportation organizations sent open letters to leaders of countries attending the United Nations General Assembly calling for attention to the risk of collapse of the global supply chain.
The international organization representing 65 million transportation workers in the world warned that if countries do not restore the freedom of movement of transportation workers and give them priority to get vaccines approved by the WHO,The global supply chain will face the risk of collapse.
At present, transportation workers are not treated well under the epidemic. If entry and exit restrictions are implemented in many places, it is difficult for shipping companies to deploy manpower around the world, and many crew members are forced to stay on the ship for a long time. In some cases, there are even more than one and a half years of contract work. The requirements for vaccines vary from place to place, and some workers are forced to receive multiple vaccines, which seriously damages the well-being and safety of transport workers.
The pressure on workers caused by the new crown epidemic has begun to have a negative impact on the global supply chain. If all walks of life continue to do nothing, the current shortage of necessities such as electronics, food, fuel and medical supplies may intensify before Christmas.
To help companies overcome labor shortages, the British government announced that it will issue 5000 and 5500 short-term visas to truck drivers and poultry farmers, respectively. These visas will be issued on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021. maturity. These measures cannot immediately alleviate the "urgency" of the British oil shortage. British Prime Minister Johnson used the army to transport oil to gas stations with tight supply to alleviate the shortage in recent days.
What's more alarming is that the skyrocketing natural gas prices and the tight power supply have deepened the energy crisis in the UK. There may be 5 to 8 energy companies facing bankruptcy this winter, and the British government is considering providing loans to some energy companies.
Not only the United Kingdom, but many countries including China have encountered energy crisis. Affected by factors such as the nationwide coal shortage, the severe inversion of coal costs and benchmark electricity prices, and the decline in the net receiving capacity of connection lines, China has experienced a round of electricity shortage this year, which has already affected residential electricity consumption in some areas.
Due to tight oil and gas supply and strong demand, global oil and gas prices have soared. 2021 is still a turbulent year. The world's major economic and trade countries are secretly fighting financial wars, supply chain wars, commodity wars, and inflation wars. Many countries are silent and scarred. If it is said that gas shortages are easy in winter in previous years, then this year will definitely be short of gas + gas shortage + gas expensive.
There is a shortage of this crisis in the short term, and it will continue to be staged in the near future. The global powers will see who gets to the end and who gets the last laugh. recently "Heavyweight: The United States will announce the first phase of China’s untrustworthy trade association, or raise "suicidal" tariffs! "It may lead to an escalation of the Sino-US trade war, and prevent an unexpected shock similar to the first round of the Sino-US trade war launched by the United States in 2018 at the most difficult time.
When you are sick and kill you, China has to guard against it!
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