# Strike notice received from LPC - Cubic Transport Services

> Lyttelton Port in New Zealand faces strike action by the Maritime Union of New Zealand over the weekends of December 31 to January 1 and January 7 to 8. LPC says contingency plans are in place for container shipping and no other port services will be affected.

- Date: 2016-12-28 · published 2016-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Oceania · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73501-strike-notice-received-from-lpc-cubic-transport-services
- 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 strike is limited to container operations in New Zealand, a small share of global feed trade, so its price impact on feed commodities is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-06 | [Chilean port reels from crippling strikes \| News \| Port Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61603-chilean-port-reels-from-crippling-strikes-news-port-strategy.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-23 | [Port Otago workers issue strike notice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57598-port-otago-workers-issue-strike-notice.md) | +1.9% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-22 | [Transport strikes in France impacting cereal sector \| 2020-01-22  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55085-transport-strikes-in-france-impacting-cereal-sector-2020-01-22-world-grain.md) | -4.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-01 | [Timaru Port Workers Issue Second Strike Notice \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43632-timaru-port-workers-issue-second-strike-notice-scoop-news.md) | +0.7% | -1.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- cubic.co.nz: https://cubic.co.nz/strike-notice-received-lpc/

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