# Former Newcastle coal-loader supervisors "strike breaking" at Port Kembla, says maritime union | Newcastle Herald | Newcastle, NSW

> At least two former Port Waratah Coal Services supervisors are reportedly working as strike-breakers during a dispute at Port Kembla Coal Terminal in Australia. The company says coal is being railed to Newcastle for export because Kembla has only one loader operating.

- Date: 2018-01-09 · published 2018-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66998-former-newcastle-coal-loader-supervisors-strike-breaking-at-port-kembla-says
- 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

The dispute affects coal export throughput rather than feed commodities, so its direct impact on feed buyers' prices is minimal.

## 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 | 2025-09-23 | [GrainCorp workers strike at Newcastle port \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22869-graincorp-workers-strike-at-newcastle-port-newcastle-herald-newcastle-nsw.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-20 | [Pacific National coal, grain train drivers on strike across much of NSW \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68477-pacific-national-coal-grain-train-drivers-on-strike-across-much-of-nsw.md) | -0.0% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-27 | [Strike to hit Pacific National coal and grain trains \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68476-strike-to-hit-pacific-national-coal-and-grain-trains-newcastle-herald-newcastle.md) | -4.0% | -5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-04 | [Coal \| Strike stalls coal loading at Haldia port - Telegraph India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58109-coal-strike-stalls-coal-loading-at-haldia-port-telegraph-india.md) | -1.2% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- newcastleherald.com.au: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5158610/union-anger-over-kembla/

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