# Australia Pacific National rail strike delays Newcastle coal shipments

> Pacific National confirmed that a 48-hour strike over the weekend led to cancellation of 90 coal train services across the Hunter Valley and Illawarra chains. A further 48-hour stoppage was notified for October 28-29.

- Date: 2017-10-23 · published 2017-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68478-australia-pacific-national-rail-strike-delays-newcastle-coal-shipments
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Cancelled coal and bulk train services signal logistics bottlenecks in eastern Australia that can delay grain and feed movements, with limited direct price effect on feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/es/market-insights/latest-news/coal/102317-australia-pacific-national-rail-strike-delays-newcastle-coal-shipments

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