# Transnet takes no-nonsense stance in the wake of go-slow | Freight News

> Transnet's acting national ports chief said the state port authority will take disciplinary action against future labour disruption at South African ports. Contingency plans have been put in place following the recent go-slow at the Port of Ngqura.

- Date: 2019-08-19 · published 2019-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57600-transnet-takes-no-nonsense-stance-in-the-wake-of-go-slow-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

Stronger port contingency planning in South Africa may reduce future export delays, though the policy has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2021-02-08 | [Transnet awaits word of threatened trucker labour action \| Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48641-transnet-awaits-word-of-threatened-trucker-labour-action-freight-news.md) | +0.1% | +12.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-26 | [Wheat farmers ask Canada to step in as strike threatens exports \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36423-wheat-farmers-ask-canada-to-step-in-as-strike-threatens-exports-air-freight-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-30 | [Freight rates for the transportation of Ukrainian grain by sea affect its competitiveness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30624-freight-rates-for-the-transportation-of-ukrainian-grain-by-sea-affect-its.md) | +2.3% | +14.7% |

## Sources

- freightnews.co.za: https://www.freightnews.co.za/article/transnet-takes-no-nonsense-stance-in-the-wake-of-go-slow

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