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A Belgian strike over pension reforms spread from railways to maritime pilots and Zeebrugge traffic control, bringing most shipping to a halt. Vessels waiting offshore rose from 26 to 46 in a day, with ships stuck at Antwerp and Zeebrugge.
A national strike day was set for 12 March.
Antwerp and Zeebrugge are major European feed and grain import gateways, so prolonged stoppages delay deliveries and build inventories at ports. Shipping disruption adds freight and delivery costs for European feed buyers.
mykn.kuehne-nagel.comManal BarakatMar 12, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 823 past logistics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.2%), and -0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
