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A 48-hour ver.di strike hit six German seaports (Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, Emden, Brake) from Sep 2-4 over an 8.2% vs 5.1% wage gap, with a Dutch port strike on Sep 4 (Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Zeeland) and a nationwide rail strike set for Sep 9. Linerlytica estimated over 160,000 TEU of boxship capacity waiting at anchor off Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven. Shippers should expect delayed transshipment and rolled cargo.