# Ongoing Svitzer tug of war threatens grain exports - Mecardo

> Australian tug operator Svitzer faces an ongoing labor dispute with its unions after a planned lockout was blocked in court in mid-November. The unions and employer remain in conflict over the tug services that ports depend on.

- Date: 2022-12-01 · published 2022-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38251-ongoing-svitzer-tug-of-war-threatens-grain-exports-mecardo
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed industrial action at Australian ports could delay grain exports and raise port storage and freight costs, adding modest upward pressure on wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-22 | [Dispute may threaten Victorian grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22404-dispute-may-threaten-victorian-grain-exports.md) | +4.0% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-23 | [Resuming attacks on Ukrainian grain exports threatens 1% of dry bulk market: BIMCO \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14263-resuming-attacks-on-ukrainian-grain-exports-threatens-1-of-dry-bulk-market.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes slow French grain exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55086-ongoing-strikes-slow-french-grain-exports-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-28 | [Automation dispute threatens Australia's grain export supply \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23331-automation-dispute-threatens-australia-s-grain-export-supply-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-29 | [Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and.md) | -8.7% | -16.2% |

## Sources

- mecardo.com.au: https://mecardo.com.au/ongoing-svitzer-tug-of-war-threatens-grain-exports/

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