# Tenerife port strike: hauliers decry blockade at terminals

> A general strike on 11 November 2026 held up deliveries at Tenerife's ports, with the haulage body FET Canarias saying container terminals refused to accept or release goods. The strike set no lasting rule change, and unions and employers disputed turnout.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T06:16:50.168Z
- Category: logistics · region Canary Islands, Spain · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97281-tenerife-port-strike-hauliers-decry-blockade-at-terminals
- 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 disruption was limited to a single day and affects local Canary Islands logistics rather than global feed flows. Any effect on commodity prices is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [Strike Disrupts Ops at Port Kembla Coal Terminal \| World Maritime News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71507-strike-disrupts-ops-at-port-kembla-coal-terminal-world-maritime-news.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-19 | [Lyttelton Port container terminal union workers back on strike \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73023-lyttelton-port-container-terminal-union-workers-back-on-strike-businessdesk.md) | -1.3% | +4.5% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- cita.news: https://cita.news/en/tenerife-port-strike-hauliers-minimum-services.html

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