# TSG MARKET INSIGHTS | A Renewed Chapter on the Strikes: The Capesize Pacific in Focus

> A market note covers renewed industrial action at BHP's Port Hedland terminal, the world's largest bulk iron ore export port. A 24-hour loading ban and a 24-hour stoppage were announced for August, after a July stoppage. The note says the action could delay around 16 shipments.

- Date: 2025-06-17 · published 2025-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24238-tsg-market-insights-a-renewed-chapter-on-the-strikes-the-capesize-pacific-in
- 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

The disruption affects iron ore shipping and dry bulk freight rates rather than feed grain supply or prices. Its relevance to animal-feed commodities is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-01 | [Iranian Rail Workers on Strike Again - Iran Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57596-iranian-rail-workers-on-strike-again-iran-focus.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-21 | [Port Strikes Threaten Pulp and Paper Exports - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24674-port-strikes-threaten-pulp-and-paper-exports-fastmarkets.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-01 | [The freight divide: why Black Sea war strikes have pulled shipping rates far above the wider Atlantic Panamax market  - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16759-the-freight-divide-why-black-sea-war-strikes-have-pulled-shipping-rates-far.md) | -3.1% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-24 | [Strike at Canadian Pacific has 'no lingering effects' on rail operations \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64058-strike-at-canadian-pacific-has-no-lingering-effects-on-rail-operations-supply.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canada rail strike to affect grains, industry says \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31233-canada-rail-strike-to-affect-grains-industry-says-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- thesignalgroup.com: https://www.thesignalgroup.com/newsroom/market-insights-a-renewed-chapter-on-the-strikes-the-capesize-pacific-in-focus

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