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Second eight day dockworkers strike at the Port of Felixstowe

Second eight day dockworkers strike at the Port of Felixstowe. The disruption ran from 2022-09-27 (27 September 2022) to 2022-10-05 (5 October 2022), 9 days, affecting Felixstowe. Felixstowe averaged 0.4 calls per day during the event window against an expected 1.9 (-1.5).

World Freight Monitor permanent record. https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2022/dockworkers-strike-felixstowe-2022-09/. Record last updated 2026-09-16.

Key facts

Started
2022-09-27 (27 September 2022)
Ended
2022-10-05 (5 October 2022)
Status
ended
Severity
3 Significant
Scope
port
Chokepoints
None
Lanes
None
Confidence
high: Strike dates, ballot figures and the settlement come from Unite, the union that called the action, and from a Maersk customer advisory, with trade press reporting of the settlement.
First reported
2022-09-13 (13 September 2022)
  • Severity basis: Port level stoppage of eight days at Felixstowe, meeting the level 3 criterion of a port stoppage of seven days or more.

What happened

Dockworkers at the Port of Felixstowe struck for a second period of eight days from 2022-09-27 (27 September 2022), after the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company ended pay talks and imposed a seven per cent increase. Unite, which represents about 1,900 workers at the port, said members rejected the imposed deal by 82 per cent on a turnout of 78 per cent, and called action from 07:00 on 2022-09-27 to 06:59 on 2022-10-05. The stoppage overlapped with strike action at the Port of Liverpool. Maersk told customers the action would go ahead and set out contingency handling for affected vessels. On 2022-12-13 Unite said members had accepted a two year increase of 15.5 per cent, ending the dispute.

Measured effect

Container ship port calls, Felixstowe

Baseline (expected)
1.9 calls per day
Observed
0.4 calls per day
Change
-1.5 (percent omitted, baseline too small)
Standardised score
-1.0
Event window
2022-09-27 to 2022-10-05 (9 days)
Baseline window
2022-07-26 to 2022-09-19 (47 valid days)
Method
wfm-effect-1.0
Computed
2026-09-16 (16 September 2026), data revision 1:b52db25bf541
Container ship port calls, FelixstoweContainer ship port calls, Felixstowe, 2022-07-19 (19 July 2022) to 2022-11-16 (16 November 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-07-31 to 5 calls per day on 2022-08-01, with a mean of 1.9 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-11-16, was 1 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-09-27 to 2022-10-05.0123452022-07-192022-09-172022-11-16
Container ship port calls, Felixstowe, 2022-07-19 (19 July 2022) to 2022-11-16 (16 November 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-07-31 to 5 calls per day on 2022-08-01, with a mean of 1.9 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-11-16, was 1 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-09-27 to 2022-10-05.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Container ship port calls, Felixstowe (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2022-07-193
2022-07-202
2022-07-212
2022-07-224
2022-07-232
2022-07-243
2022-07-254
2022-07-263
2022-07-272
2022-07-282
2022-07-292
2022-07-302
2022-07-310
2022-08-015
2022-08-022
2022-08-030
2022-08-042
2022-08-051
2022-08-061
2022-08-073
2022-08-081
2022-08-091
2022-08-104
2022-08-111
2022-08-122
2022-08-130
2022-08-144
2022-08-152
2022-08-161
2022-08-172
2022-08-184
2022-08-192
2022-08-201
2022-08-210
2022-08-220
2022-08-230
2022-08-240
2022-08-250
2022-08-260
2022-08-270
2022-08-280
2022-08-292
2022-08-303
2022-08-311
2022-09-011
2022-09-023
2022-09-033
2022-09-040
2022-09-051
2022-09-064
2022-09-072
2022-09-081
2022-09-093
2022-09-102
2022-09-112
2022-09-124
2022-09-132
2022-09-141
2022-09-151
2022-09-163
2022-09-172
2022-09-184
2022-09-192
2022-09-201
2022-09-214
2022-09-222
2022-09-232
2022-09-244
2022-09-251
2022-09-261
2022-09-270
2022-09-280
2022-09-290
2022-09-300
2022-10-011
2022-10-020
2022-10-030
2022-10-041
2022-10-052
2022-10-062
2022-10-072
2022-10-083
2022-10-094
2022-10-102
2022-10-111
2022-10-123
2022-10-133
2022-10-141
2022-10-152
2022-10-164
2022-10-172
2022-10-185
2022-10-191
2022-10-202
2022-10-210
2022-10-224
2022-10-232
2022-10-241
2022-10-255
2022-10-261
2022-10-270
2022-10-281
2022-10-295
2022-10-303
2022-10-311
2022-11-010
2022-11-021
2022-11-032
2022-11-041
2022-11-053
2022-11-064
2022-11-072
2022-11-082
2022-11-092
2022-11-104
2022-11-112
2022-11-124
2022-11-133
2022-11-142
2022-11-152
2022-11-161

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Replay

Replay: Container ship port calls, FelixstoweContainer ship port calls, Felixstowe, 2022-07-29 (29 July 2022) to 2022-10-27 (27 October 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-07-31 to 5 calls per day on 2022-08-01. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-09-27 to 2022-10-05.0123452022-07-292022-10-27
Container ship port calls, Felixstowe, 2022-07-29 (29 July 2022) to 2022-10-27 (27 October 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-07-31 to 5 calls per day on 2022-08-01. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-09-27 to 2022-10-05.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Container ship port calls, Felixstowe (calls per day), daily values shown in the replay.
Datecalls per day
2022-07-292
2022-07-302
2022-07-310
2022-08-015
2022-08-022
2022-08-030
2022-08-042
2022-08-051
2022-08-061
2022-08-073
2022-08-081
2022-08-091
2022-08-104
2022-08-111
2022-08-122
2022-08-130
2022-08-144
2022-08-152
2022-08-161
2022-08-172
2022-08-184
2022-08-192
2022-08-201
2022-08-210
2022-08-220
2022-08-230
2022-08-240
2022-08-250
2022-08-260
2022-08-270
2022-08-280
2022-08-292
2022-08-303
2022-08-311
2022-09-011
2022-09-023
2022-09-033
2022-09-040
2022-09-051
2022-09-064
2022-09-072
2022-09-081
2022-09-093
2022-09-102
2022-09-112
2022-09-124
2022-09-132
2022-09-141
2022-09-151
2022-09-163
2022-09-172
2022-09-184
2022-09-192
2022-09-201
2022-09-214
2022-09-222
2022-09-232
2022-09-244
2022-09-251
2022-09-261
2022-09-270
2022-09-280
2022-09-290
2022-09-300
2022-10-011
2022-10-020
2022-10-030
2022-10-041
2022-10-052
2022-10-062
2022-10-072
2022-10-083
2022-10-094
2022-10-102
2022-10-111
2022-10-123
2022-10-133
2022-10-141
2022-10-152
2022-10-164
2022-10-172
2022-10-185
2022-10-191
2022-10-202
2022-10-210
2022-10-224
2022-10-232
2022-10-241
2022-10-255
2022-10-261
2022-10-270

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Timeline

  1. Unite announces a second eight day strike from 27 September after members reject the pay increase imposed by the company, voting 82 per cent against on a 78 per cent turnout. [s1]
  2. Unite confirms that more than 1,900 members will restart strike action the following morning, and says the company did not return to negotiations after the August stoppage. [s2]
  3. The strike begins at 07:00 and coincides with strike action at the Port of Liverpool. [s1] [s2] [s3]
  4. The strike ends at 06:59. [s1] [s3]
  5. Unite says members have accepted a two year settlement of seven per cent plus 500 pounds for 2022 and 8.5 per cent plus 1,000 pounds from 1 January 2023. The port operator puts acceptance at more than 90 per cent. [s4] [s5]

Cause

Unite called the second strike after the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company ended talks and imposed a seven per cent pay increase, which the union said was a real terms cut against a retail prices index of 12.3 per cent. Attributed by: Unite the Union. [s1] [s2]

Resolution

2022-10-05 (5 October 2022): The strike ended on 2022-10-05 as announced. The dispute was settled on 2022-12-13, when Unite said members had accepted a two year increase of 15.5 per cent with two lump sum payments. [s4] [s5]

Corrections

No corrections to this record as of 2026-09-16 (16 September 2026).

Sources

  1. [s1] Unite the Union, Fresh strike dates announced in Felixstowe dispute as workers reject imposed pay deal, published 2022-09-13 (13 September 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (official)
  2. [s2] Unite the Union, Felixstowe dock workers return to picket lines, published 2022-09-26 (26 September 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (official)
  3. [s3] Maersk, Announced strike action at Ports of Felixstowe and Liverpool, published 2022-08-08 (8 August 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (official)
  4. [s4] The Maritime Executive, Felixstowe and Union Agree to Two-Year Wage Deal for Dockworkers, published 2022-12-13 (13 December 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (press)
  5. [s5] Unite the Union, Felixstowe port workers win 15.5 per cent pay increase, published 2022-12-13 (13 December 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (official)

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BibTeX

@misc{wfm_dockworkers_strike_felixstowe_2022_09,
  author = {{World Freight Monitor}},
  title = {Second eight day dockworkers strike at the Port of Felixstowe},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Last updated 2026-09-16},
  url = {https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2022/dockworkers-strike-felixstowe-2022-09/}
}