Information on Additional Charges Due to Port Conflict and Further Strike Notices
Gepubliceerd 27 maj 2025
The ongoing conflict in Swedish ports continues, with strikes and lockouts affecting the ports where the Swedish Dockworkers Union is represented. This is a situation beyond our control, i.e., a force majeure.
We are seeing that the conflict has so far led to significantly increased production costs for us. Unfortunately, this means we must introduce a surcharge for all transports between Sweden/Norway and the United Kingdom, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
This additional charge will be 20% of the total freight cost and will apply from Wednesday, May 28 until further notice (and may be adjusted if circumstances change). Please note that this applies to shipments according to our regular setup. All special and unique customer solutions arising due to the strike, i.e., route changes, will continue to be analyzed individually and costed based on the specific arrangement.
During week 22, ferry traffic is expected to largely return to regular sailing schedules. However, the conflict has caused significant backlogs that now need to be handled, which may impact our service levels and lead times.
Planned Strike and Lockout Periods:
Gothenburg RoRo Terminal:
June 1 at 16:00 – June 2 at 23:00
June 3 at 06:00 – 23:00
June 9 at 00:00 – 24:00
APM Terminals Gothenburg:
June 2 at 06:00 – 23:00
Swedish Ports has received an additional strike and blockade notice from the Swedish Dockworkers Union (HF). This new notice means that HF is once again expanding its industrial actions.
The notice concerns a blockade on overtime, hiring, and new employment, as well as a blockade on extra working hours and rescheduling of regular working hours (FA-time) against all member companies of Swedish Ports, from Friday, June 6 at 00:00 to Sunday, June 8 at 24:00.
We continue to assess that the greatest impact will be on transport through the Port of Gothenburg, both import and export. There is a significant risk that trailers will be stranded in the ports during these periods, which may lead to increased costs such as quay and trailer rental and empty runs when return transports cannot be completed as planned.
Other extraordinary costs arising in connection with this—including but not limited to quay and trailer rental, delays, and transshipments—will unfortunately need to be invoiced to you as the customer.
We are working proactively to minimize disruptions and maintain close, ongoing dialogue with you. Each individual situation is assessed separately, and we take the necessary steps to find the best possible solution.
If you have any questions regarding how this affects your shipments, please contact your regular NTEX representative.
