The International Civil Aviation Organization, a specialist body of the United Nations, has issued guidance urging governments to enable the movement by air of seafarers so that relief crews can join their ships and off-signing crew can go home.
In the ICAO’s new guidance, the aviation body argues that the continuation of air transport is critical to support the delivery of goods and services. It further argues that aviation’s services to the supply of goods could be “facilitated by the...
Cessation of industrial action at DP World Australia terminals around the country is welcomed by Shipping Australia.
Yesterday evening, the terminal operator informed industry that an in-principle enterprise agreement had been reached for the next three years at the DPWA Terminal in Port Botany, Sydney.
Of great importance is the news that no protected industrial action will take place at DPWA in Sydney and that industrial action has also been withdrawn at DPWA terminals in Brisbane, Fremantle...
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/
A major meeting at BIMCO has produced numerous updates that will affect international shipping.
BIMCO is a global shipowner trade association known for its work on producing global contract clauses and documents for shipping. Following widespread industry consultation, a final draft of the new voyage charter party contract “GENCON” is expected next year and will be up for adoption in May 2021.
In the gas tanker trades,...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/global-action-a-flurry-of-new-international-clauses-and-contracts/
With all the public focus on the container terminals there is another disgraceful action by Maritime Union of Australia henchmen that has gone virtually unnoticed.
A campaign of targeted intimidation and harassment by the Maritime Union of Australia has caused mooring services company Ports & Harbour Services Pty Ltd (P&HS) to suspend operations.
In a statement headed “Temporary service pause,” the company said: “as you are all aware our new lines service commenced operations last Monday 21 Sept...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/unions-ruthless-campaign-of-bullying-and-intimidation/
Shipping Australia condemns the waterfront industrial action that has caused such severe disruption that liner shipping companies are increasingly being forced to reduce their services to and from Australia.
News has come that the increasing disruption has forced a shipping line to stop taking bookings so as to avoid the long idling of containers and to minimize uncertainty for customers’ supply chain management.
Even if the Fair Work Commission were to come to a speedy decision on the current...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/industrial-action-causes-widespread-liner-service-disruption/
An application to the Fair Work Commission by container terminal operator Patrick Terminals to terminate industrial action is strongly supported by Shipping Australia.
“Any disruption to trade at our ports causes harm to Australian businesses, consumers and our broader economy”, Shipping Australia chief executive officer Rod Nairn said. “This round of waterfront industrial action during a global pandemic and a national economic crisis is reckless, grossly irresponsible and utterly inappropriate.
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Withdrawal of industrial action has enabled container terminal operator DP World Australia to envisage finalisation of an agreement at DPWA Sydney in the near future.
“The Maritime Union’s decision to withdraw all industrial action at DP World Sydney has enabled productive negotiations at our Sydney terminal to resume. We anticipate being able to finalise an agreement at DP World Sydney in the coming week. We’re encouraged with the progress we made this week in Sydney,” said Andrew Adam, DP...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/dp-world-australia-anticipates-finalising-eba-in-sydney/
Today, 24 September, is World Maritime Day.
Today is a day to think about the benefits...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/wmd2020sustainableshipping/
Federal officials have released a discussion paper on reform of the way that cargo vessels are regulated under the Commonwealth’s Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012.
Progress on this particular consultation has been delayed for about nine months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A interesting point of this consultation is that officials have specifically pointed out three options that will not be considered, namely:...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/coastal-trading-reform-back-on-the-policy-agenda/