# Union workers at Gothenburg port go on strike - Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

> Dockworkers at Sweden's busiest container port in Gothenburg went on strike from Tuesday afternoon until Friday evening over working conditions. APM Terminals said around half of container ship traffic around Sweden uses the port.

- Date: 2016-11-15 · published 2016-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Sweden · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73857-union-workers-at-gothenburg-port-go-on-strike-radio-sweden-sveriges-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

A several-day strike at a major Nordic gateway delays feed ingredient and container cargo imports, mainly affecting regional logistics rather than global grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-07 | [Portugal - Unionized port workers on strike - January 31, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31688-portugal-unionized-port-workers-on-strike-january-31-2024.md) | -3.7% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-05 | [Update 3: Ongoing Swedish Dockworkers Union strike in Swedish ports

		 \| Green Cargo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24232-update-3-ongoing-swedish-dockworkers-union-strike-in-swedish-ports-green-cargo.md) | -1.4% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-17 | [French port and dock workers union call off 72-hour strike \| RailFreight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25581-french-port-and-dock-workers-union-call-off-72-hour-strike-railfreight-com.md) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-07 | [Hundreds of workers go on strike at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69484-hundreds-of-workers-go-on-strike-at-jakarta-s-tanjung-priok-port-freightwaves.md) | -3.8% | -3.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- sverigesradio.se: https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/6563458

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