# Industrial action at HPH Sydney

> Hutchison Port Holdings confirmed a strike at its Port Botany operation in Sydney on Thursday as the Maritime Union advances enterprise agreement claims. The action affects container handling at one of Australia's major ports.

- Date: 2019-08-25 · published 2019-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57602-industrial-action-at-hph-sydney
- 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 strike at Port Botany may cause brief delays for Australian import and export containers, with minimal effect on bulk feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-24 | [Industrial action begins at Napier Port over pay deal - NZ Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24240-industrial-action-begins-at-napier-port-over-pay-deal-nz-herald.md) | +1.4% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-09 | [Update: Industrial action extended to 22 January a... \| myKN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32144-update-industrial-action-extended-to-22-january-a-mykn.md) | +1.0% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [PN industrial action costing Vic grains sector millions \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71505-pn-industrial-action-costing-vic-grains-sector-millions-farm-online-act.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-27 | [Industrial action set to hit Kwinana grain port all next week \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23327-industrial-action-set-to-hit-kwinana-grain-port-all-next-week-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- thedcn.com.au: https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/industrial-action-at-hph-sydney

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