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Brexit proves to be a boon for Ireland-Europe direct services

Brexit has proved to be a boon for shipping lines operating direct services between the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and continental Europe.
According to new data from the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), although ROI ro-ro volumes in the third quarter were virtually unchanged from the same period in 2019 (the most suitable period of comparison, given pre-Brexit stockpiling in Q3 20), the choice of route has changed dramatically.
Now, around 33% …

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https://theloadstar.com/brexit-proves-to-be-a-boon-for-ireland-europe-direct-services/

Unions appeal against Dutch court’s Docker’s Clause ruling

Trade unions in dispute with a number of feeder operators and ship managers over the implementation of a jointly negotiated collective bargaining agreement (CBA) will appeal the court’s preliminary decision announced on 27 August.

The appeal is due to be heard on 6 October, and is expected to focus on two major issues raised at the earlier hearing. According to the original decision, the reasonableness and fairness of the Unions’ position and the anti-competitive nature of the Non-Seafarers’...

https://container-news.com/unions-appeal-against-dutch-courts-dockers-clause-ruling/

Feeder lines can set aside Dockers’ Clause says Dutch court

A preliminary court hearing in The Netherlands has ruled that the Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause, the so-called Dockers’ Clause of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which came into force on 1 January, should be set aside during the current pandemic.

In a case brought to court by the trade unions in an effort to get seafarer employers to comply with a negotiated CBA, the court felt that there was an issue with the “reasonableness and fairness” of the negotiation of this agreement, according to...

https://container-news.com/feeder-lines-can-set-aside-dockers-clause-says-dutch-court/

Union backlash against feeder operators’ challenge to cargo handling rules

Unions launched a legal challenge against ship operators who they claim are reneging on an internationally agreed deal in 2019, following a complaint filed with the European Competition Directorate by six, unnamed, carriers.

Six European short sea container carriers wrote to the EC on 19 May complaining that rules governing the lashing of containers onboard ships breach European competition rules, because, Container News understands, the carriers cannot use competing bodies for the work. So far...

https://container-news.com/union-backlash-against-feeder-operators-challenge-to-cargo-handling-rules/