# Shippers face more rail chaos as German DB train drivers launch new strike - The Loadstar

> German train drivers' union GDL launched its third strike in under a month, lasting from Sept. 1 to Sept. 7 amid a pay dispute with Deutsche Bahn. Up to 70% of rail freight movements may be affected, with 200 freight trains already hit by early morning.

- Date: 2021-09-02 · published 2021-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45088-shippers-face-more-rail-chaos-as-german-db-train-drivers-launch-new-strike-the
- 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

Rail disruption in Germany can delay European feed and grain movements and raise inland freight costs, though the impact on world commodity prices is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-08 | [Cargo chaos looms as strikes threaten Canada's ports and rail networks - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29279-cargo-chaos-looms-as-strikes-threaten-canada-s-ports-and-rail-networks-the.md) | +8.2% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-19 | [Grain shippers worried as CN Rail workers strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56081-grain-shippers-worried-as-cn-rail-workers-strike-globalnews-ca.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canadian rail workers vote to launch strike: Correction \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31236-canadian-rail-workers-vote-to-launch-strike-correction-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [CP Rail train crews go on strike as contract negotiations fail, talks continue - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65032-cp-rail-train-crews-go-on-strike-as-contract-negotiations-fail-talks-continue.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-29 | [Grain Shipments May be Impacted by CP Rail Strike \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65033-grain-shipments-may-be-impacted-by-cp-rail-strike-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- theloadstar.com: https://theloadstar.com/shippers-face-more-rail-chaos-as-german-db-train-drivers-launch-new-strike/

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