# UK rail strike threat adds to Brexit’s cargo woes | Journal of Commerce

> DB Cargo UK, which holds about 50 percent of British rail freight, is in talks with unions to avert a strike. The dispute centers on a planned intermodal joint venture with Maritime Transport Group. The article links the threat to wider cargo disruption from Brexit.

- Date: 2019-03-29 · published 2019-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60124-uk-rail-strike-threat-adds-to-brexit-s-cargo-woes-journal-of-commerce
- 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 UK rail strike would disrupt movement of bulk feed ingredients and finished feed between ports and inland users, adding cost and delay. The effect on world feed prices is small because the UK is a modest feed market and the threat is not yet a strike.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-30 | [Longshore workers set to strike at two Montreal marine terminals \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52635-longshore-workers-set-to-strike-at-two-montreal-marine-terminals-journal-of.md) | -7.0% | -5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-23 | [Spain on edge of nationwide port strikes \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72505-spain-on-edge-of-nationwide-port-strikes-journal-of-commerce.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-13 | [Santos terminals hold firm as strike enters second week \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60126-santos-terminals-hold-firm-as-strike-enters-second-week-journal-of-commerce.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-26 | [Railway strike huge threat to farmers  - SaskToday.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29275-railway-strike-huge-threat-to-farmers-sasktoday-ca.md) | -4.8% | -7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-25 | [APM Terminals CFS labor stoppage threatens JNPT freight delays \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64057-apm-terminals-cfs-labor-stoppage-threatens-jnpt-freight-delays-journal-of.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/uk-rail-strike-threat-adds-to-brexits-cargo-woes-5230709

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