Australia’s Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Hon Tony Burke MP, has slammed the stevedore DP World and has refused to intervene to end an industrial dispute that has […]
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DP World, one of the leading port operators, has estimated that the ongoing industrial action in Australia has already cost our economy a staggering $1.34 billion since October last year. […]
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Shipping Australia today expresses its support for DP World in its enterprise bargaining dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia. We call for the MUA to resume negotiations. The average […]
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Patrick Terminals has today advised that there will be a three-day hearing at the Fair Work Commission to determine whether the current Patrick Enterprise Bargaining Agreement can be terminated.
In a statement from Patrick today, the terminal operator noted that it is “evident that the current agreement was no longer fit for purpose”.
The stevedore pointed to a number of operational restrictions within the current...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/industrial-umpire-to-rule-in-patrick-vs-mua-dispute/
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has unveiled a plan to establish an independent Strategic Fleet of Australian flagged and crewed vessels. The post Australian opposition promises to create strategic…
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The Maritime Union of Australia has agreed to withdraw an extensive series of strikes and stoppages at Patrick Terminal after the stevedore lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate the strikes.
News was just received at 17:57 on Wednesday 10 November 2021.
Patrick lodged its application with the Fair Work Commission on Monday...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/mua-backs-down-from-programme-of-rolling-strikes/
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has announced that waterside workers at Freemantle Ports will launch a 24-hour strike over what they regard as heavy-handed actions of port’s authority. The…
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Unemployed maritime workers from around Australia plan to stage a protest in front of […] The post MUA: Australian unemployed maritime workers to protest in Canberra appeared first on Offshore…
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Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) Health has refused to undertake COVID testing of crew members onboard a vessel at the centre of the alleged biosecurity breach at the Port of Darwin, despite the…
A serious fire on board the vessel MPV Everest has caused significant damage, with flames engulfing cargo on the deck says an article on HandyShpping.
Opposition to management in foreign handsThe Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has made no secret to its strong opposition to the chartering by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) of the supply ship MPV Everest, which is owned by Luxembourg-based Maritime Construction Services (MCS) and registered in the Bahamas, placing the operation’s...
https://mfame.guru/second-fire-to-assuage-foreign-flagged-vessels/