Unions reject second register changes
KEY maritime unions have rejected a proposed revamp of the Australian International Shipping Register (second register), citing its impact on wages and crew conditions. The...
ICHCA tracks 25 years of hazards
THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Association has analysed nearly 500 incidents involving shore workers over the last quarter century and found consistently worrying trends. Key...
Union tensions raised at Pilbara Ports
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) is planning to take Protected Action against Pilbara Ports. A social media post claimed that after several months of protracted EA...
Ofload appoints former WiseTech executive
DIGITAL freight provider Ofload has announced the appointment of Harmen Fredrikze as its new chief financial officer. According to a statement published online, Harmen Fredrikze...
Patrick Terminals executive joins ICHCA board
PATRICK Terminals chief operating officer, Steve Cox, has joined the board of the International Cargo Handling and Coordination Association of Australia. Mr Cox leads the...
Maersk executive appointed director of Shipping Australia
THE HEAD of operations for Maersk Oceania, Fleur Walsh, has been appointed as a director of Shipping Australia. Ms Walsh has worked in various senior roles across the...
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Japanese owners back new training ship
JAPAN’S leading shipowners, along with the industry association, are investigating the donation of a large training vessel to the national maritime training and education body....
MUA lodges fresh Teekay claim
MARINE services company Teekay Shipping is again in dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia. A spokesperson for Teekay confirmed that the MUA had lodged an application for a...
MUA votes for action at CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal
DELAYS in EBA negotiations with the CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal have prompted the Maritime Union of Australia – WA branch, to vote in favour of taking protected action. A Facebook...
Port of Melbourne has gender on the agenda
PORT OF MELBOURNE is lending its fulsome support to gender balance in the supply chain workforce by sponsoring the Australian Logistics Council’s Wayfinder program. Wayfinder:...
Industry veteran steps down
PIL Australia general manager and director Michael Horsburgh has retired after 32 years in the shipping industry. According to a LinkedIn post Mr Horsburgh started with Pacific...
MUA: ‘Pilbara Ports crying poor’
PILBARA Ports has been on the receiving of a social media swipe from the Maritime Union of Australia’s WA branch which claims the ports are crying poor. A Facebook post from the...
Flinders container pact follows Qube and Patrick MUA deals
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) has followed up deals with Qube Ports and Patrick Terminals with a new in-principal enterprise agreement with the Flinders Adelaide Container...
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OPINION: BRM is a world-leading innovation born in Australia - let's not lose momentum
ON JULY 10, 1995, I was a cadet aboard the Australian Maritime College’s training vessel, MV Wyuna, rounding Tasmania’s northwest coast, a stretch of ocean that, on that night,...
Clean Energy Precinct to deliver high skill jobs
AT THE recent unveiling of the Clean Energy Precinct (CEP) masterplan, Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody spoke to DCN about the project’s potential to drive future jobs and...
