# Rosslare service disrupted due to strike - South East Radio

> Freight services at Rosslare Europort were badly disrupted on 7 November 2017 after dockers and tugmasters, employees of the port company, walked out at midnight in a strike linked to Irish Rail. A picket line at the port entrance was set to continue through the day.

- Date: 2017-11-07 · published 2017-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67990-rosslare-service-disrupted-due-to-strike-south-east-radio
- 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

Port strikes that halt freight at a European gateway can delay grain and feed imports into Ireland, adding modest logistics costs for feed buyers, though the impact is local and short-lived.

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| 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 | 2024-03-22 | [Facing a Railway Strike- How Rail Customers Can Minimize Losses From Major Service Disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31238-facing-a-railway-strike-how-rail-customers-can-minimize-losses-from-major.md) | +1.2% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-01 | [Food supply could be ‘seriously disrupted’ by Felixstowe strikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40075-food-supply-could-be-seriously-disrupted-by-felixstowe-strikes.md) | +4.5% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-28 | [Rail strike disrupts supply chain \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26506-rail-strike-disrupts-supply-chain-the-business-standard.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-28 | [Strike notice received from LPC - Cubic Transport Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73501-strike-notice-received-from-lpc-cubic-transport-services.md) | -0.5% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- southeastradio.ie: https://www.southeastradio.ie/news/wexford/rosslare-service-disrupted-due-to-strike/

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