Dockers and port staff strikes

25 Feb 2025 / Saint-Nazaire/Montoir/Nantes, France

Notice has been given of strikes by dockers and port staff at Nantes and Saint-Nazaire from the end of February through to March, as follows:

Dockers and crane drivers:
- 4 hours of strike (12 :00-14 :00 & 14 :00-16 :00 per day on 28 February and 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 24, 26 and 28 March ;
- 48-hour strike on 26 & 27 February, with a mention of “ports’ block” on 27 February ;
- 72-hour strike on 18, 19 & 20 March, with a mention of “ports’ block” on 18 March ;
- Cancellation of extra hours and overtime shifts since 1 January 2025.

Port staff (gangways installation/removal in montoir & Donges) + shore deliveries (Montoir & Donges):
- Stoppage from 03 :00 on 26 February to 05 :00 on 28 February ;
- Dates and times for March to be confirmed.

Port staff (locks, drydocks and Saint-Nazaire terminals):
- Stoppages from 00 :00 on 26 February to 24 :00 27 February and between 11 :00 and 15 :00 on 28 February;
- Dates and times for March to be confirmed.

Pilotage, tugs and boatmen (Donges & Montoir) are working normally.

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