By Smit Lamnalco Towage (Australia).
Smit Lamnalco Towage (Australia) Pty Ltd has been notified by the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) of their intention to take protected industrial action within the company’s Gladstone operations.
Engineers will stop today for 6 consecutive 1 hour periods from 0700...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/engineers-union-to-take-industrial-action-at-gladstone/
Ships arriving at the Port of Townsville will be allowed to berth and unload cargo upon arrival as of midnight tomorrow (00:01 am Friday 01 May) Angus Mitchell, the General Manager of Maritime Safety Queensland, has advised.
Ships will no longer have to wait 14-days from the time of leaving an overseas port. Vessels will still need to be compliant with Federal directives.
Meanwhile, as at the time of writing...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/restrictions-to-be-eased-at-the-port-of-townsville/
Given the widespread shoreside transmission of COVID-19 in
communities around the world, shipping lines have been extremely careful to
protect the health of their crews.
COVID-19 onboard would adversely affect the operational
viability of a ship. There is also
clearly a strong sense of self-preservation amongst crew members who are keen
to protect their own health. Shipping
companies share that interest as it is crucial to their...
Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) has announced a significant easing of its restrictive policy of forcing ships to stay away for 14-days since they were last at an overseas port. But landside supply chains continue to experience problems in Queensland.
Acknowledging that there has been “a disturbing trend of vessel...