# Terminal operator EBS in Rotterdam flat from 3pm due to strike – Flows

> Workers at European Bulk Services in Rotterdam began a strike at 3pm, disputing the employer's collective agreement offer. The terminals handle agribulk, coal and wood pellets.

- Date: 2020-03-13 · published 2020-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54142-terminal-operator-ebs-in-rotterdam-flat-from-3pm-due-to-strike-flows
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A terminal strike in Rotterdam, a major European grain and feed import hub, can delay agribulk discharges and raise handling delays for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-10-09 | [Port strikes disrupt Rotterdam and Belgian terminals, threatening fresh produce supply chains \| Fruitnet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22408-port-strikes-disrupt-rotterdam-and-belgian-terminals-threatening-fresh-produce.md) | +1.3% | +19.9% |
| SBM | 2018-01-31 | [Cargill terminal strikes may cause ship delays](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66996-cargill-terminal-strikes-may-cause-ship-delays.md) | -2.6% | +15.8% |
| SBM | 2020-12-28 | [Loading of more than 140 grains ships in Argentina delayed due to strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49662-loading-of-more-than-140-grains-ships-in-argentina-delayed-due-to-strike.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2017-05-31 | [Argentina port inspectors to begin three-day strike - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70324-argentina-port-inspectors-to-begin-three-day-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +1.2% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2020-11-30 | [UPDATE 1-Argentine agro-export industry workers to launch strike from Tuesday -unions - Successful Farming \| Eleh Rouh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49996-update-1-argentine-agro-export-industry-workers-to-launch-strike-from-tuesday.md) | -2.4% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2018-10-12 | [Viacheslav Petryshche urged port terminals to strike — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62551-viacheslav-petryshche-urged-port-terminals-to-strike-latifundist-com.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-31 | [Argentina port inspectors to begin three-day strike - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70324-argentina-port-inspectors-to-begin-three-day-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +1.7% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-02-09 | [Ships Queue as Truck Strike Slows Argentina Grain Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66346-ships-queue-as-truck-strike-slows-argentina-grain-exports.md) | +0.2% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- en.flows.be: https://en.flows.be/logistics/2020/03/terminal-operator-ebs-in-rotterdam-flat-from-3pm-due-to-strike/

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