Feature: U.S. tariffs disrupt German ports, global supply chains


By Shan WeiyiRao Bo
  • World
  • Saturday, 21 Jun 2025

HAMBURG, Germany, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At a checkpoint in Germany's Hamburg industrial zone in early June, a long line of trucks crawled forward slowly, inching towards a bustling logistics hub.

Among the waiting drivers, Horm Wulff jumped down from his cab and slammed the door shut, clearly irritated. Standing beside his truck, he tilted his head to glance at the snaking line ahead and sighed. Rolling his shoulders to ease the tension, he muttered under his breath, "If this line doesn't start moving soon, I'll be late again."

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