Shipping Australia thoroughly supports the comments about unions made by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently, on 15 November 2021, at St Marys, NSW. In response to a reporter's question about supply chain problems, the PM said: "it’s … [Read more...]
Christmas-crippling strikes announced by the waterfront union
Early in the evening yesterday*, the shipping and trade industries were stunned by news of a sweeping range of aggressive strikes by the Maritime Union of Australia. A series of rolling 12 hour strikes are due every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for … [Read more...]
Ongoing industrial action is reckless and inappropriate
Shipping Australia condemns the ongoing industrial action on the waterfront. The vast majority of Australia’s consumer and business goods (as opposed to commodities such as iron ore) are imported or exported in ocean-going container ships which … [Read more...]
Withdrawal of protected industrial action at Svitzer-serviced ports
Towage provider Svitzer has welcomed the decision of the Maritime Union of Australia to withdraw its protected industrial action in ports covered by Svitzer Australia’s National Towage Enterprise Agreement as of midday, Wednesday 20 January … [Read more...]
MUA to shut down DPWA’s Fremantle container terminal over Christmas/New Year
Notice of a new Protected Industrial Action banning the performance of work on all ships has been given by the Maritime Union of Australia to DPWA. The new industrial action runs from December to early January and affects the DPWA terminal in … [Read more...]