# Australian rail strikes to target coal operations – union | Montel News - English

> The RTBU union plans a seven-day overtime ban at coal depots on Aurizon's Central Queensland network from January 25, after a 24-hour stoppage on non-coal minerals services. Aurizon moves about 500,000 tonnes of coal per day to export terminals.

- Date: 2019-01-17 · published 2019-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61103-australian-rail-strikes-to-target-coal-operations-union-montel-news-english
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Rail disruption to Queensland coal logistics affects bulk export capacity and freight, with limited direct effect on feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- montelnews.com: https://montelnews.com/no/news/971570/australian-rail-strikes-to-target-coal-operations--union-

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