THIS past week, unions have issued notices of protected industrial action on Svitzer tugboats almost every day.
The Maritime Union of Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers and the Australian Maritime Officers Union have issued notice of a range of indefinite work bans and work stoppages at various ports.
In other news, Pacific International Lines launched PIL Intermodal Services this week.
PIL said train, truck and barge services would complement its existing container shipping service.
Also, the Western Australian government awarded A $15.2 million contract for a supply chain integrated design project for a proposed container terminal south of Fremantle.
And finally, authorities in Hong Kong intercepted a record-breaking shipment of methamphetamine packed in a shipping container bound for Australia.
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