# Santos terminals hold firm as strike enters second week | Journal of Commerce

> The headline reports that Santos terminals are holding firm as a strike enters its second week. The accompanying text covers broader container shipping topics, including overcapacity, US intermodal rail growth and US customs enforcement. No specifics of the strike's causes or scope are given in the text.

- Date: 2019-03-13 · published 2019-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60126-santos-terminals-hold-firm-as-strike-enters-second-week-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 multi-week strike at Santos, Brazil's main grain and soymeal port, could delay exports and affect shipping schedules, which tends to support Brazilian basis and freight costs. The text does not give enough detail to judge the size of the impact.

## 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 | 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% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-29 | [UK rail strike threat adds to Brexit’s cargo woes \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60124-uk-rail-strike-threat-adds-to-brexit-s-cargo-woes-journal-of-commerce.md) | -5.5% | -4.4% |
| 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 | 2017-11-30 | [Ontario Food Terminal workers strike and win](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67994-ontario-food-terminal-workers-strike-and-win.md) | +2.9% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/santos-terminals-hold-firm-as-strike-enters-second-week-5225083

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