Unions stall Svitzer's EBA termination process by four months
PROCEEDINGS that could have seen Svitzer Australia terminate its enterprise bargaining agreement with three unions representing the company's maritime workforce have been pushed...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 9
This week, industrial action unfolded across Australian ports after towage operator Svitzer Australia lodged a FWC application to terminate its enterprise bargaining agreement...
ILO urges industry to take action against discrimination and abuse at sea
THE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organization is calling for stronger action in preventing discrimination, physical abuse and mental abuse at sea. The ILO’s Special Tripartite Committee...
Unions respond to Svitzer’s plan to cancel EBA
THREE unions that represent maritime workers employed by Svitzer Australia said they had called on the company to return to the negotiation table to negotiate a new enterprise...
Planning underway for container terminal remediation
PORT of Melbourne has announced it is planning for remediation works at Swanson Dock West to improve the condition of the existing wharf structures. The intent of the Swanson Dock...
Trade records broken at Australian port
THE Port of Mackay has broken a decade-long record to post its biggest trade year by volume. Queensland treasurer and trade minister Cameron Dick said the 3.6-million-tonne...
Svitzer to commence EA termination proceedings, unions give notice of industrial action
SVITZER Australia on Monday plans commence proceedings to cancel its enterprise agreement with the Australian Maritime Officers Union, the Australian Institute of Marine and Power...
Singapore and Rotterdam to establish “green and digital corridor”
THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish what they say is the world’s longest “green and...
Sydney welcomes Pacific Encounter back to Australia
PACIFIC Encounter was welcomed into Sydney Harbour on Tuesday morning by four local tugboats and a display of banners and water cannons. The P&O vessel was the second...
First shipment in iron ore export project leaves Darwin Port
IRON ore exports are ramping up at Darwin Port with the first outbound shipment of iron ore sourced from a mine in the state’s Roper region. Bulk carrier The Harmony departed the...
Port of Newcastle’s new mobile harbour cranes arrive
“As the saying goes, ‘if you build it, they will come’, which is essentially what we are doing,” Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody said on the arrival of the port’s two new...
Shipping capacity in strong demand at Wallaroo Port
T-PORTS’ has announced it is on track to receive grain at its Wallaroo bunker site ahead of the 2022 harvest and has opened shipping capacity at its transhipment port. T-Ports...
Study outlines benefits and risks around Tiwi Islands hydrogen export project
PROVARIS Energy has completed a concept design study for its hydrogen export project in the Tiwi Islands, featuring a target export volume of 100,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per...
First ship carrying grain out of Ukraine departs Port of Odesa
A SHIP carrying 26,527 tonnes of Ukrainian corn is underway in the Black Sea, having departed Port of Odesa on Monday. It is the first to transport grain out of Ukraine since...
Crew survey points to "the beginning of the end" of COVID challenges at sea, mostly
THE SEAFARERS Happiness Index has revealed “a welcome rise in optimism” for the second quarter of 2022, as solutions to crew welfare challenges emerge. The index is an initiative...
