News / Gothenburg lockout 'descends into farce' as mediators say they've had enough

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A labour dispute at Sweden’s main container terminal has descended into farce, with government-appointed mediators washing their hands of a situation some predict could take over a year to resolve.

One forwarder described the damage the lockout at Gothenburg was doing to the country’s container supply chain as worse than a meltdown.

Sammy Blom, national products director ocean freight & intermodal services at Geodis Wilson, which controls around 12% of Swedish ocean container movements, said: “Describing the general situation for anyone relying on ...