As a result of the pension reform project proposed by the government, we have suffered 7 days of strikes at French port terminals since 01/19/23.
This week, it was 2 consecutive days, March 7 and 8, to which roadblocks were added on March 9 and 10, preventing access to port infrastructure and making it impossible or significantly slowing down the entry/exit of containers.
The National Federation of Ports and Docks intends to harden the movement by announcing 72 hours of consecutive strikes on 14, 15 and 16/03, including a “Dead Port” day on 16/03.
The impacts on the entire logistics chain are significant, particularly in the port of Le Havre:
The case does not end there as rumors point to potential 4 consecutive strike days for week 12.