Rotterdam port lashers to suspend strike from Monday

Companies operating in the port asked a court on Saturday to halt the strike, which has been joined by all of the approximately 700 lashers active in the port, meaning no container ship has been able to load or offload since it began.

During the court hearing, the FNV union and the lashing companies agreed to start a new round of talks on Sunday morning, with the strike to be suspended from 07:00 (05:00 GMT) on Monday until the same time on Friday.