# Stevedores’ Ceasework Stir Disrupts Cargo Movement At Paradip Port | OdishaBytes

> A cease-work strike by stevedore firms halted cargo handling at Paradip Port in India on Wednesday, affecting loading and unloading for as many as 14 ships. Helpers at Orissa Stevedores Limited are demanding operator status and higher pay, and talks with port authorities failed.

- Date: 2018-08-22 · published 2018-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63541-stevedores-ceasework-stir-disrupts-cargo-movement-at-paradip-port-odishabytes
- 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

Paradip is an Indian export and import gateway, so prolonged stoppages could delay bulk grain, meal or fertiliser cargoes, a minor logistics factor for prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [Strike Disrupts Ops at Port Kembla Coal Terminal \| World Maritime News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71507-strike-disrupts-ops-at-port-kembla-coal-terminal-world-maritime-news.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-31 | [Strike disrupts container handling, transport at Ctg Port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21073-strike-disrupts-container-handling-transport-at-ctg-port.md) | -0.4% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-15 | [Looming labor strike could shutdown MARC trains, create cargo disruptions at Port of Baltimore - CBS Baltimore](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39627-looming-labor-strike-could-shutdown-marc-trains-create-cargo-disruptions-at.md) | +5.5% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-12 | [Tug strike disrupts grain loading at France's Rouen port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20199-tug-strike-disrupts-grain-loading-at-france-s-rouen-port.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-23 | [Stevedores on Strike at Fremantle – Red Spark](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45576-stevedores-on-strike-at-fremantle-red-spark.md) | +1.1% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- odishabytes.com: https://odishabytes.com/stevedores-ceasework-stir-disrupts-cargo-movement-paradip-port/

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