Year: 2021

Removal of New Zealand coastal tankers will put fuel security in jeopardy

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand / New Zealand Mer­chant Ser­vice Guild joint state­ment

Stevedoring company ISO broke law around union access

Aus­tralian-owned steve­dor­ing com­pa­ny ISO was break­ing the law when it tried to pre­vent Mar­itime Union rep­re­sen­ta­tives access to its Whangarei work­place at North­port.

New Zealand’s ports need to work together – and move into coastal shipping

As sup­ply chain pres­sures con­tin­ue to build, imme­di­ate action is required.

Fuel security at risk

New Zealand should not rely on assur­ances of inter­na­tion­al fuel com­pa­nies about our fuel secu­ri­ty.

Maritime Union statement on appointment of new Ports of Auckland CEO

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand Nation­al Sec­re­tary Craig Har­ri­son says the appoint­ment marks a new start for the trou­bled Port.

Ongoing shipping crisis needs clear analysis and immediate action

New devel­op­ments are wors­en­ing rather than improv­ing New Zealand’s inter­na­tion­al freight links.

New coastal shipping report welcomed

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand Nation­al Sec­re­tary Craig Har­ri­son says the report has drawn on a wide range of input from the mar­itime indus­try and iden­ti­fied impor­tant areas for work.

John Whiting retires after many years service to Maritime Union

A his­toric day as long serv­ing Welling­ton offi­cial John Whit­ing has his last Welling­ton Branch exec­u­tive meet­ing.

Calls for levy to safeguard New Zealand’s fuel security

New Zealand needs to keep its own fuel tankers on the coast to ensure fuel secu­ri­ty, paid for by a small fuel levy.

Maritime Union calls for Government review of Marsden Point closure

The clo­sure of Mars­den Point refin­ery is send­ing New Zealand on a high risk track at a bad time.