# MUA Dispute Impacting Rail Operations - SILA Global

> DP World Australia has advised that rail operations at its terminals will halt from 2pm on March 28 until 6am on March 29, 2019, due to continuing industrial action. Patrick Stevedores' Fisherman Island terminal in Melbourne is also set to cease yard and ship operations during a union stop-work meeting on March 28. Management says the Patrick stoppage is unrelated to the Enterprise Agreement dispute affecting DP World and Hutchison.

- Date: 2019-03-27 · published 2019-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60123-mua-dispute-impacting-rail-operations-sila-global
- 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

Repeated rail and terminal stoppages slow grain and feed exports from NSW and other regions that depend on rail access to port, which can widen export basis and delay shipments. The impact on global prices is likely limited because the disruption is short and localized.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-17 | [Impacts of Red Sea shipping disruptions on global food security \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14334-impacts-of-red-sea-shipping-disruptions-on-global-food-security-ifpri.md) | -0.4% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-12 | [Shipping disruptions impact global grain merchandisers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30628-shipping-disruptions-impact-global-grain-merchandisers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-04 | [Grain Journal \| Precision Scheduled Railroading, Operating Ratios,…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61101-grain-journal-precision-scheduled-railroading-operating-ratios.md) | +0.2% | +3.1% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-20 | [GRAINCORP GREED - WORKERS' STRIKE TO IMPACT PORT OPERATIONS FOR TWO DAYS - United Workers Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21975-graincorp-greed-workers-strike-to-impact-port-operations-for-two-days-united.md) | -1.2% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- sila.net.au: https://sila.net.au/2019/03/mua-dispute-impacting-rail-operations/

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