# Strikes beginning to harm traffic at Lisbon – GreenPort Congress

> Dockworker strikes in Portugal, called by the stevedores union, are disrupting traffic at the Port of Lisbon. Congestion surcharges have been introduced and Maersk has diverted services to Leixões, with strikes scheduled to last until October 8.

- Date: 2018-09-24 · published 2018-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Portugal · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63047-strikes-beginning-to-harm-traffic-at-lisbon-greenport-congress
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Lisbon disruption adds cost and delay for European feed imports, though the impact is limited to one port within a wider EU supply chain.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- portstrategy.com: https://www.portstrategy.com/greenport-congress/news/europe/strikes-beginning-to-harm-traffic-at-lisbon/

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