# Labor dispute at top Swedish port intensifies | Journal of Commerce

> The long-running labor dispute at APM Terminals Gothenburg, Scandinavia's largest container hub, has intensified with an overtime ban and planned layoffs. APMT is reportedly seeking to permanently lay off 30 of its 440 full-time employees amid strikes and blockades.

- Date: 2017-01-11 · published 2017-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Sweden · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73008-labor-dispute-at-top-swedish-port-intensifies-journal-of-commerce
- 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

Container disruption at a major Nordic hub can delay shipments and raise freight costs for feed ingredients moving through the port, though the effect on grain and oilseed prices is likely minor.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-25 | [APM Terminals CFS labor stoppage threatens JNPT freight delays \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64057-apm-terminals-cfs-labor-stoppage-threatens-jnpt-freight-delays-journal-of.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-23 | [Spain on edge of nationwide port strikes \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72505-spain-on-edge-of-nationwide-port-strikes-journal-of-commerce.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-15 | [Port automation clash brewing between ILWU, employers \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53148-port-automation-clash-brewing-between-ilwu-employers-journal-of-commerce.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-29 | [UK rail strike threat adds to Brexit’s cargo woes \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60124-uk-rail-strike-threat-adds-to-brexit-s-cargo-woes-journal-of-commerce.md) | -5.5% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-24 | [Farmers losing international trade in ports dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32140-farmers-losing-international-trade-in-ports-dispute.md) | +0.3% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/labor-dispute-at-top-swedish-port-intensifies-5203065

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