The container was robbed! 260 containers are controlled! Ports shut down, shipping companies stopped booking space

Videos circulating on social media showed hundreds of gangsters brazenly opening containers and snatching various items. The scene was shocking. In addition, according to Reuters citing information from UNICEF, one of the 17 aid supply containers was looted, and another 260 containers containing aid supplies were also controlled by armed groups.

UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) strongly condemned this, pointing out that these looted containers contained necessities for children's survival, including resuscitators, early childhood development education supplies, water supply equipment, etc., which will undoubtedly have a negative impact on Haiti's already collapsed health system. It's adding insult to injury. Bruno Metz, UNICEF Representative in Haiti, called for an immediate end to the looting of children's survival necessities and to ensure the security of humanitarian entrances, otherwise the health crisis will be further exacerbated. He warned: "We are witnessing a humanitarian disaster and there is little time left to reverse the situation. If the violence does not stop and the logistics channels are not reopened, the consequences will be disastrous."

Israeli shipping giant ZIM issued an announcement announcing that it would immediately stop booking services in Port-au-Prince and wait for further notice. In addition, considering employee safety issues, Zim's office in Haiti will be temporarily closed, and employees will work remotely to ensure that business continuity can be maintained when conditions permit.

Subsequently, after Maersk announced the suspension of booking services to and from Haiti, CMA CGM issued an announcement on its official website on the 15th, clearly stating that in view of the continued deterioration of the security situation in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, in order to ensure the safety of goods and personnel, the company decided to suspend booking services to and from Haiti. Calling services at the port. As an alternative, CMA CGM will only dock at Lafito Terminal, 20 kilometers away from Port-au-Prince, until further notice.