Farmers blocked traffic at a border crossing between Belgium and the Netherlands this morning, including the route leading to Antwerp, home of Belgium's largest port.
According to a social media repost by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, access to Zeebrugge Port has also been obstructed.
Flemish local news reported that over 2,000 trucks were stuck due to the protests.
In France, where the situation escalated to reach Paris, farming unions called on protestors to end their movement.
This call came after nearly two weeks of protests, pushing the French government to promise support to farmers.
Last week, hundreds of protestors disrupted traffic in multiple French cities and a main road linking Paris with the northern city of Lille and Belgium.
Protests continue throughout Germany
Earlier in January, Germany witnessed large-scale protests and convoys of slow-moving tractors that blocked access to multiple German ports.
Protests continued this week but on a smaller scale with no direct impact on port operations.
Nevertheless, Kuehne+Nagel expects the farmer's movement to continue in Germany if the issue remains unresolved.
Given the unpredictability of the farmers' activities, it is not possible to provide exact dates and locations of the protests.
Protests spread to Italy, Greece, and Ireland
Multiple news reports revealed yesterday that farmers across Europe are joining the movement.
In Italy and Greece, activists plan several demonstrations to denounce environmental policies impacting the agricultural sector.
Farmers have created convoys of agricultural vehicles on major roads, including highways connecting cities and rural areas.
A series of demonstrations will be held in Greece through 4 February. According to Crisis24, the rallies will impact Heraklion and the port city of Thessaloniki.
Across the continent to the north, tractor convoys disrupted transport on 1 February as it moved toward Dublin and several other parts of the country, including Donegal County. More protests are expected in Ireland in the next few days.
Similar protests were also reported in Portugal and Malta.
