# Prolonged port stalemate impacting vital industries - Australian Truck Radio

> Three months of strikes at Fremantle Port are reportedly pushing major shipping companies to bypass the port. Mining, resources and agricultural cargo is being moved by road and rail from eastern states instead. The Australian Resources and Energy Group has called on the WA government to end the action.

- Date: 2021-10-07 · published 2021-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44574-prolonged-port-stalemate-impacting-vital-industries-australian-truck-radio
- 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

Diverting cargo to road and rail adds cost and strains freight capacity. This raises delivered costs for agricultural inputs and exports in WA.

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-10 | [Trade union action at North Sea Port: impact and updates \| North Sea Port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20202-trade-union-action-at-north-sea-port-impact-and-updates-north-sea-port.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-02 | [Australian rail union suspends industrial action in Pacific National dispute - World Socialist Web Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67995-australian-rail-union-suspends-industrial-action-in-pacific-national-dispute.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-22 | [Transport strikes in France impacting cereal sector \| 2020-01-22  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55085-transport-strikes-in-france-impacting-cereal-sector-2020-01-22-world-grain.md) | -4.5% | -0.1% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-25 | [Global Ports Forum  » Blog Archive   » Argentina truck drivers end strike, no impact on grains transport \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62550-global-ports-forum-blog-archive-argentina-truck-drivers-end-strike-no-impact-on.md) | +0.1% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- australiantruckradio.com.au: https://www.australiantruckradio.com.au/prolonged-port-stalemate-impacting-vital-industries/

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