Kusukela kwaqubuka ubhubhane, imigqa emide yemikhumbi elinde izindawo zokulala ngaphandle kwechweba laseLos Angeles kanye nechweba laseLong Beach, amachweba amabili amakhulu ogwini olusentshonalanga yeNyakatho Melika, ibilokhu iyisibonakaliso senhlekelele yenkinga yokuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi yomhlaba wonke. Namuhla, ukuminyana kwamachweba amakhulu eYurophu kubonakala kungenzi mehluko.

Njengoba ukwanda kwenani lezimpahla ezingakafiki echwebeni laseRotterdam kukhula, izinkampani zokuthumela ngemikhumbi ziphoqeleka ukuthi zibeke phambili ama-container okuthumela agcwele izimpahla. Ama-container angenalutho, abalulekile kubathumeli bezimpahla base-Asia, abanjwe kulesi sikhungo esikhulu sokuthumela ngaphandle eYurophu.

Ichweba laseRotterdam lithe ngoMsombuluko ukuthi ubuningi begceke lokugcina izinto echwebeni laseRotterdam bube phezulu kakhulu ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule ngoba isheduli yemikhumbi ehamba olwandle ayisafiki ngesikhathi futhi isikhathi sokuhlala kweziqukathi ezingenisiwe seluliwe. Lesi simo siholele ekutheni ichweba lidlulisele iziqukathi ezingenalutho endaweni yokugcina izinto kwezinye izimo ukuze kuncishiswe ukuminyana kwegceke.

Ngenxa yesimo esibi sobhubhane e-Asia ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, izinkampani eziningi zokuthumela izimpahla ziye zanciphisa inani lemikhumbi evela ezwekazini laseYurophu eya e-Asia, okwaholela enqwabeni yezitsha ezingenalutho nezitsha ezilinde ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe emachwebeni amakhulu enyakatho yeYurophu. I-China nayo ibhekana nale nkinga ngenkuthalo. Sifuna nezinye izindlela zokuqinisekisa ukuthuthwa kwezimpahla zamakhasimende ngesikhathi esifanele nangokuphephile.