MUA withdraws Patrick industrial action
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has withdrawn its notices of industrial action for its workers at Patrick Terminals today (10 November). The union has agreed to withdraw all...
General cargo ship runs aground, crew rescued
CONTAINERHIP Rise Shine has run aground near the Russian port of Nakhodka on Tuesday morning local time. Container ship Rise Shine (Panama flag) with 14 on board ran aground and...
Saving lives and transforming communities
VESSEL charterers, brokers and agents along with owners, operators and others will participate in the annual Cargo Day which, since 2016 has raised almost S$5.4 million (Singapore...
Patrick applies to FWC to terminate MUA’s protected industrial action
PATRICK Terminals has this evening (8 November) lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate the Maritime Union of Australia’s industrial action at Patrick’s...
MUA crews on Svitzer tugs to down tools
THE Maritime Union of Australia has given notice of work stoppages for Svitzer crews at ports around the country. MUA members are to stop work for four hours at various time at...
Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets
THE shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, according to a new position paper released by the International Transport Workers’...
Inland Rail Skills Academy bringing the past into the present
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is bringing the past into the present through a series of videos that show 100 million-year-odl core samples extracted as part of the...
Upcoming seminar on seafarer safety and welfare
THE Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Australia will host an online seminar on 10 November at 1300 AEST as part of its series showcasing the diversity...
ARTC partners with MATES in Construction
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) Inland Rail project has announced a $100,000 partnership with MATES in Construction - a charity established to reduce the high level...
WA travel restrictions putting maritime industry at risk: unions
CONCERN about maritime workers being able to enter Western Australia for work from eastern states is growing. The state government’s COVID-19 measures block many maritime workers...
ITF raises concerns about conditions on bulker at Port Kembla
THE International Transport Workers Federation Australia said it was taking steps to address conditions aboard the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier MV Seastar Endurance, now at...
Seafarers Happiness Index highlights long-term repercussions if standards don’t change
THE latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from The Mission to Seafarers highlights happiness levels have increased overall to 6.59/10, from 5.99 in the previous reporting...
AMSA consultation begins for mandatory lifejackets
INFORMED by safety data, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority is exploring options to increase lifejacket use across the domestic commercial vessel sector, focusing on sectors...
MUA announces another round of strikes at Patrick’s Melbourne terminal
THE Maritime Union of Australia on Monday gave notice of rolling work stoppages at Patrick’s Melbourne terminal. The stoppages are scheduled to begin on Monday 1 November and...
“Enough is enough” – Patrick applies to terminate agreement with MUA
“ENOUGH is enough,” Patrick Terminals CEO Michael Jovicic said on Tuesday as the company lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate its enterprise agreement...
