# Strike Disrupts Ops at Port Kembla Coal Terminal | World Maritime News

> A three-day strike at Port Kembla Coal Terminal in Australia began April 11 over enterprise agreement talks. Coal loading and receiving were halted for parts of several days, and vessels were left waiting at anchorage. The dispute concerns coal handling and does not involve grain.

- Date: 2017-04-12 · published 2017-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71507-strike-disrupts-ops-at-port-kembla-coal-terminal-world-maritime-news
- 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 stoppage affects coal exports and vessel scheduling at a NSW port with little direct grain or feed impact, so price effects on feed commodities are minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-25 | [New Strike Halts Ops at APM Terminals Gothenburg \| World Maritime News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73014-new-strike-halts-ops-at-apm-terminals-gothenburg-world-maritime-news.md) | +1.6% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-09 | [Former Newcastle coal-loader supervisors "strike breaking" at Port Kembla, says maritime union \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66998-former-newcastle-coal-loader-supervisors-strike-breaking-at-port-kembla-says.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-23 | [Genova, five days of strike at the Bettolo Terminal \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23762-genova-five-days-of-strike-at-the-bettolo-terminal-world-ports-organization.md) | -1.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-31 | [Strike disrupts container handling, transport at Ctg Port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21073-strike-disrupts-container-handling-transport-at-ctg-port.md) | -0.4% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-25 | [Manitoba grain producers bracing for impacts after workers at Vancouver port terminals go on strike \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28344-manitoba-grain-producers-bracing-for-impacts-after-workers-at-vancouver-port.md) | +0.9% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- worldmaritimenews.com: https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/217470/strike-disrupts-ops-at-port-kembla-coal-terminal/

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