# Strike disrupts container handling, transport at Ctg Port

> A full strike by the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal union began at Chittagong Port on January 31, disrupting container handling and truck movements. The protest targets the government's plan to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal to DP World, and the union announced further action for the next day.

- Date: 2026-01-31 · published 2026-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21073-strike-disrupts-container-handling-transport-at-ctg-port
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Extended stoppages at Bangladesh's main port could slow feed and grain imports and add supply chain costs, though the effect on global prices is likely limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-12 | [Tug strike disrupts grain loading at France's Rouen port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20199-tug-strike-disrupts-grain-loading-at-france-s-rouen-port.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [Strike Disrupts Ops at Port Kembla Coal Terminal \| World Maritime News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71507-strike-disrupts-ops-at-port-kembla-coal-terminal-world-maritime-news.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-30 | [Container truck drivers serving Vancouver port threaten to strike \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44086-container-truck-drivers-serving-vancouver-port-threaten-to-strike-cbc-news.md) | -1.0% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-15 | [Looming labor strike could shutdown MARC trains, create cargo disruptions at Port of Baltimore - CBS Baltimore](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39627-looming-labor-strike-could-shutdown-marc-trains-create-cargo-disruptions-at.md) | +5.5% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-04 | [Coal \| Strike stalls coal loading at Haldia port - Telegraph India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58109-coal-strike-stalls-coal-loading-at-haldia-port-telegraph-india.md) | -1.2% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- daily-sun.com: https://www.daily-sun.com/bangladesh/854930/strike-disrupts-container-handling-transport-at-ctg-port

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