Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for March/April 2024

WORK BOAT WORLD: Dennis Tetzlaff will take over as the new Chief Operating Officer Fleet of Stena Line in addition to becoming part of the group’s management team. Tetzlaff worked in various professions within the shipping and cruise industry over the past two decades. Most recently, he comes from...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/whos-who-maritime-movements-for-march-april-2024/

Senior leadership changes at Svitzer / Svitzer Australia

Pictured: a Svitzer tug carrying out harbour towage work. Photo credit: Svitzer.

Svitzer has announced a series of people moves around the world and in Australia.

Ivan Spanjic

Global harbour towage provider Svitzer has announced the appointment of Ivan Spanjic as its Global Head of Green Ports.

Spanjic starts the role effective immediately and will balance his responsibilities as Australia’s Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of Green Ports. He will report to Svitzer’s Chief Commercial...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/senior-leadership-changes-at-svitzer-svitzer-australia/

COLUMN | Fighting over the pie: Shell, Svitzer and the Maritime Union of Australia, Solstad and DOF [Offshore Accounts]

In past columns we have looked at the battle of the subsea robots (here) and the struggle to win subsidies to fund future fuel initiatives (here). This week we look at fi ..

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Fair Work Commission suspends employer lockout for six months in union-Svitzer dispute

Pictured: symbols of the legal system – a gavel and scales. Photo credit: Succo via Pixabay

Australia’s industrial umpire, the Fair Work Commission, today (18 November 2022) made an order suspending Svitzer Australia’s proposed protected industrial action of an indefinite lockout of employees for a period of six months.

On 14 November 2022, Svitzer Australia gave notice that it would take an employer response action in the form of an indefinite lockout of all harbour towage employees covered by...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/fair-work-commission-suspends-employer-lockout-for-six-months-in-union-svitzer-dispute/

Shipping Australia supports Svitzer Australia in its efforts to resolve industrial dispute

Pictured: a Svitzer tug carrying out towage work. Picture credit: Svitzer Australia.

Shipping Australia notes the ongoing industrial relations difficulties on the Australian waterfront.
With 1-in-5 jobs supported by global trade, over 99.9% of all physical goods and commodities moved by sea, and just under 46% of our GDP dependent on international trade, continued smooth operations on the waterfront are vital to the economic wellbeing of all Australians, no matter how far they live from the sea.

S...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-australia-supports-svitzer-australia-in-its-efforts-to-resolve-industrial-dispute/

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