Year: 2021

Maersk should be employing New Zealand seafarers for its new local service

An inter­na­tion­al ship­per is threat­en­ing the future of New Zealand coastal ship­ping by exploit­ing legal loop­holes.

Maritime workers welcome statements from Mayor and Minister on Ports of Auckland health and safety

The Mar­itime Union has wel­comed com­ments from the May­or of Auck­land Phil Goff and Min­is­ter of Work­place Rela­tions and Safe­ty, Michael Wood, that they expect major changes at the Ports when the new Auck­land Coun­cil-com­mis­sioned safe­ty report is released.

A letter from the Minister for COVID-19 Response

A let­ter from the Min­is­ter for COVID-19 Response Hon. Chris Hip­kins to all bor­der work­ers.

COVID-19 vaccination update

A mes­sage from MUNZ Nation­al Sec­re­tary Craig Har­ri­son

On The Case For Investing In Coastal Shipping

Over­all, it could only be a win/win out­come if ships and rail could be made to func­tion in uni­son to car­ry a good deal more of this country’s imports, exports and per­ish­able goods to and fro from the major port hubs.

Latest Ports of Auckland automation bungle shows project needs to go on ice

The Mar­itime Union says Ports of Auck­land needs to cut its loss­es and put its automa­tion project on hold to alle­vi­ate pres­sure on New Zealand busi­ness­es.

COVID-19 alert

As of 11.59pm on Sun­day 14 Feb­ru­ary, Auck­land moved to Alert Lev­el 3 for a peri­od of 3 days. The rest of New Zealand moved to Alert Lev­el 2 for the same peri­od.

New conviction for death shows health and safety crisis in the waterfront industry

Steve­dor­ing employ­er ISO’s neg­li­gence led to the death of a young woman employ­ee in 2018. This is a symp­tom of the health and safe­ty cri­sis on the New Zealand water­front.

COVID threat in New Zealand ports has a solution

The union rep­re­sent­ing sea­far­ers and port work­ers says the lat­est case of COVID-19 in a New Zealand port is a con­cern, but the prob­lem has a solu­tion.

Ports of Auckland management COVID-19 story “embarrassing” 

Claims by Ports of Auck­land that Gov­ern­ment quar­an­tine reg­u­la­tions are to blame for their fail­ures are embar­rass­ing and should be with­drawn.