# Strike forces Lyttelton Port closure | RNZ

> Striking Rail and Maritime Union workers forced Lyttelton Port to close for a 13-day strike over pay and safety after talks with Lyttelton Port Company broke down. The port handles more than half of the South Island's container volume, and KiwiRail warned rail services to and from the port would be disrupted.

- Date: 2018-03-13 · published 2018-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66012-strike-forces-lyttelton-port-closure-rnz
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The closure disrupts feed and grain imports and meat and dairy exports through a New Zealand port, but the volumes are small relative to global feed trade, so the price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2017-12-13 | [Vitamin scarcity behind €5/t feed price increase - 13 December 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67820-vitamin-scarcity-behind-5-t-feed-price-increase-13-december-2017-premium.md) | -1.0% | -11.5% |
| MILK | 2023-01-05 | [NMPF Helps Keep Trains (and Boats) Running - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37807-nmpf-helps-keep-trains-and-boats-running-nmpf.md) | -4.4% | -12.5% |

## Sources

- rnz.co.nz: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/352445/strike-forces-lyttelton-port-closure

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