# Transnet awaits word of threatened trucker labour action | Freight News

> South Africa's logistics sector is awaiting Transnet's outcome from talks with the Truckers' Association of South Africa over threatened labour action. Port of Cape Town management said it is on full alert after notice of a looming strike, while the container terminal is still recovering from being windbound.

- Date: 2021-02-08 · published 2021-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48641-transnet-awaits-word-of-threatened-trucker-labour-action-freight-news
- 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

A trucker strike at Cape Town and Durban would slow grain and oilseed container movements into and out of South African ports, adding modest upward pressure on regional logistics costs.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-19 | [Transnet takes no-nonsense stance in the wake of go-slow \| Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57600-transnet-takes-no-nonsense-stance-in-the-wake-of-go-slow-freight-news.md) | -1.3% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-02 | [Citrus executive lays into Transnet over ports go-slow \| Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57594-citrus-executive-lays-into-transnet-over-ports-go-slow-freight-news.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-25 | [Port of Vancouver truckers threaten to strike - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44092-port-of-vancouver-truckers-threaten-to-strike-freightwaves.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-18 | [Transnet strike places spotlight on state of port infrastructure \| Infrastructure news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37808-transnet-strike-places-spotlight-on-state-of-port-infrastructure-infrastructure.md) | -3.7% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-14 | [Labour groups slam Senate suggestion of new rules aimed to avoid job action by rail, port workers \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18798-labour-groups-slam-senate-suggestion-of-new-rules-aimed-to-avoid-job-action-by.md) | +4.0% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- freightnews.co.za: https://www.freightnews.co.za/article/transnet-awaits-word-of-threatened-trucker-labour-action

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