Elengys Terminals in Deadlock as Vessels Queue Outside French Ports

Elengy Send-out and unloading operations at Elengys Fos and Montoir terminals are not expected to resume to normal until May 30 due to workers strike, the LNG terminal operator said in an update. The 24-hour strike was launched on Tuesday, May 24th and was expected to impact operations until the end of this week. However, as operations have been faced with a deadlock ever since the normalization is not expected until next week. The suspension of operations has resulted in vessel queues outside French import terminals on the south of France, with 21 vessels including 12 carrying oil, LNG or chemicals waiting outside the port of Marseille, Reuters reported citing a port spokesperson. LNG terminal workers joined the industrial action of workers of the Force Ouvriere and CTG unions in an attempt to exert further pressure on the government to abandon reforms to the Labor law. The new strikes follow those that were held last week and in particular in Le Havre and Fos by French dockworkers. World Maritime News Staff