Information about additional costs because of the port conflict in Sweden and further strike notice
Published 27 maj 2025
The ongoing conflict in Swedish ports continues, with strikes and lockouts in ports where the Swedish Dockworkers' Union is represented. This is a situation beyond our control, i.e. a force majeure.
We see that the conflict has so far led to significantly increased production costs for us. Unfortunately, this means that we must introduce an extra fee for all transfers to and from the UK, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
This extra cost will be 20% of the total shipping cost and applies to shipments booked from Wednesday 28 May onwards (and can be adjusted in case of changed conditions). Please note that this applies to shipments according to our regular setup.
All special and unique customer solutions that arise due to the strike, i.e. where we must change routes, will continue to be analyzed individually and costed based on the specific arrangement.
The conflict has also caused significant backlogs that now need to be addressed, which could affect our service level and delivery 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 a 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.
This extra cost will be 20% of the total shipping cost and applies to shipments booked from Wednesday 28 May onwards (and can be adjusted in case of changed conditions). Please note that this applies to shipments according to our regular setup.
All special and unique customer solutions that arise due to the strike, i.e. where we must change routes, will continue to be analyzed individually and costed based on the specific arrangement.
The conflict has also caused significant backlogs that now need to be addressed, which could affect our service level and delivery 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 a 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.
