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Towage provider Svitzer has welcomed the decision of the Maritime Union of Australia to withdraw its protected industrial action in ports covered by Svitzer Australia’s National Towage Enterprise Agreement as of midday, Wednesday 20 January 2021.
The following notices were withdrawn from midday yesterday:
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/withdrawal-of-protected-industrial-action-at-svitzer-ports/
Amidst the challenges of COVID-19, Australia’s trade continues to be interrupted by the MUA. This time it has decided to disrupt Australia’s economic lifeblood of maritime trade by declaring industrial action targeted at towage provider Svitzer.
Svitzer operates tugs. Tugs help ships come to, and go from, a...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/waterfront-industrial-action-underway/
Unfortunately there continues to be a container backlog, induced by industrial action, in Sydney at the moment. That backlog has been aggravated by recent bad weather. It may get worse given the likelihood of new industrial action.
Current status: congestion times and industrial action
Shipping Australia understands that, in Sydney, the current recovery time is now about two to three days at DP World Australia and is about 15 days at Patrick Terminals.
The...
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Today’s two-day hearing before the Fair Work Commission to terminate or suspend the Maritime Union of Australia’s industrial action at Patrick Terminals has been cancelled following an agreement for further talks between the parties.
On Friday, 23 October, the MUA provided undertakings to the Fair Work Commission that committed the union to not organise or notify any industrial action against Patrick Terminals before 1 December 2020. Patrick Terminals noted, however, that there is the...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/union-patrick-fair-work-hearing-cancelled-pending-further-talks/
Recent industrial action has presented considerable challenges to maintaining the efficiency and low costs of the supply chain. There are a number of adverse consequences including, unfortunately, campaigns of disinformation.
Lingering effects of congestion
As previously explained, the lingering effects of industrial action has caused extensive congestion for ships coming into Port Botany. Ships and shipping companies have a lot of daily...
According to MUA, the McGowan Government has left 9 international seafarers stranded on the vessel contaminated with COVID-19, Reports Safety4Sea.
The DilemmaIn response to the outbreak onboard the bulker Patricia Oldendorff, currently anchored at Port Hedland, MUA urges the McGowan government to immediately act and reduce any...
https://mfame.guru/crew-change-dilemma-on-covid-19-hit-bulker/
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Late-breaking news that there has been a pause in the industrial dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and Patrick Terminals has been welcomed by Shipping Australia. However, union-induced industrial disruption will continue.
Commenting on the news of the adjournment of the industrial hearing, the CEO of Shipping Australia, Rod Nairn, said: “after a day and a half of conciliation conference at the Fair Work Commission the MUA has called off all industrial action at Patrick Terminals...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/industrial-dispute-pause-is-welcome-but-disruption-is-ongoing/