Shipping Australia has called upon Premier McGowan to protect Fremantle Ports, a vitally important institution for the continued economic well-being of Western Australians, from inappropriate development proposals.
We have become concerned about proposals to develop a film studio at the waterfront on, or...
My fascination with all things maritime was triggered in 1960 by our family’s journey from Southampton docks to Australia when I was eight years old. Mum, Dad and seven ..
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A fire ignited in the engine room of an Australian-chartered Antarctic resupply vessel as it was sailing on its return voyage on Monday, April 5. The blaze on MPV Everest ..
Transport operators in Australia have called on shipping lines for more ‘sweeper’ vessels to alleviate the country’s empty-container logjam – a mess “they created”.
Arthur Tzaneros, CEO of ACFS Port Logistics, said container park congestion was the biggest challenge currently facing the industry.
“Empty-container parks can’t operate effectively when they’re running at over 100% capacity,” he said on a Freight & Trade Alliance podcast.
“This is a very real situation that’s been going …
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Notice of a new Protected Industrial Action banning the performance of work on all ships has been given by the Maritime Union of Australia to DPWA.
The new industrial action runs from December to early January and affects the DPWA terminal in Fremantle.
Work restrictions include; various bans on employees working on tasks above their normal grade, overtime, shift extensions, accepting late call-ins and ceasing...
A torrid year for Australia’s ports and shipping will be capped by a futher round of industrial action at DP World Fremantle – beginning on Christmas Day.
The action, by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), includes a range of work restrictions and a ban on overtime until 2 January.
DP World Australia said it “regretted the impact it would have on customers’ businesses”, and remains “committed to reaching a new enterprise …
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A group of industry associations and port rail freight operators have called upon the NSW Government to introduce a container rail incentive scheme for exporters and importers to help meet the government’s 2021 rail mode share target.
The bodies include the Freight on Rail Group of Australia, the Australian Logistics Council, the Freight & Trade Alliance and the Australasian Railway Association.
Rail mode share is stagnan
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/call-for-nsw-to-shift-freight-from-trucks-to-rail/
According to an article published in AP News and authored by Rod McGuirk, a coronavirus cluster was detected on a freight...
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DP World Australia (DPWA) is bracing for more dockworker strikes as the 15-month dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) drags on.
On Sunday night, the MUA launched a 24-hour strike at DPWA’s Fremantle terminal in western Australia, claiming the company had “failed to bargain in good faith” during negotiations for a new workplace agreement.
The industrial action, which included 200 wharfies stopping work, will be followed by rolling stoppages and …
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Two hundred wharfies at DP World’s container terminal in Fremantle have stopped work for 24 hours.