# Ongoing union dispute at Toledo port shuts down overseas cargo shipments - Great Lakes News - Great Lakes Fisherman - Trout Salmon & Walleye Fishing Forum | Michigan Huron Erie Ontario Superior

> A long-running labour dispute between a union and Midwest Terminals of Toledo International has effectively halted overseas cargo shipments at the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority's general-cargo docks. The contract talks have been unresolved for years.

- Date: 2018-07-02 · published 2018-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64061-ongoing-union-dispute-at-toledo-port-shuts-down-overseas-cargo-shipments-great
- 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

Toledo is a minor grain export point, so the effect on feed prices is small, though it can slow some Great Lakes cargo flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-21 | [Strike at key Chilean port ends, salmon shipments restart - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67993-strike-at-key-chilean-port-ends-salmon-shipments-restart-undercurrent-news.md) | -0.0% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-05 | [Update 3: Ongoing Swedish Dockworkers Union strike in Swedish ports

		 \| Green Cargo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24232-update-3-ongoing-swedish-dockworkers-union-strike-in-swedish-ports-green-cargo.md) | -1.4% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-31 | [Ag container shipments could be tied up with possible port dispute - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30272-ag-container-shipments-could-be-tied-up-with-possible-port-dispute-brownfield.md) | -5.3% | -10.5% |
| 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 | 2026-07-10 | [C&H Sugar diverts raw sugar shipments amid labor dispute, prompting contamination concerns - CBS San Francisco](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18377-c-and-h-sugar-diverts-raw-sugar-shipments-amid-labor-dispute-prompting.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- greatlakesfisherman.com: https://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/fishing-hunting-outdoors/topic/43296-ongoing-union-dispute-at-toledo-port-shuts-down-overseas-cargo-shipments/

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