Brazilian
dockers strike in Paranagua
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A strike at the Paranagua port in northern
Brazil Wednesday has paralyzed the port's soybean shipments to overseas
destinations, local media reported.
Port workers launched a strike Tuesday night demanding better wages, according
to the port authority.
Paranagua is principally a soybean exporting port, handling about 60 percent, or
11 million tons, of Brazil's soybean exports.
The strike has caused loading and unloading stoppage as only two trucks were
unloading at the port due to the strike, while the rest were waiting in line
outside the port.
Under normal conditions, workers will unload 70 trucks per hour.
Dow Jones report: Longshoremen and dockers caused delays Wednesday for trucks
entering Paranagua port. However, the workers, who load ships with agricultural
commodities and operate shiploader equipment, restarted work at 6:00 p.m. local
time (2100GMT