Author: Victor

Clarification needed on MIQ for New Zealand crews

The union rep­re­sent­ing New Zealand sea­far­ers is ask­ing the Gov­ern­ment to pro­vide more clar­i­ty around MIQ rules for crews work­ing in inter­na­tion­al waters.

Downsides of Marsden Point closure are increasing

It has been report­ed that the cost of import­ed bitu­men will be ris­ing by 40%.

Caution required with more COVID cases on overseas vessels

A recent spike in COVID cas­es amongst over­seas crew mem­bers is con­cern­ing port work­ers.

Ports of Auckland management decisions behind delays

The Mar­itime Union is ques­tion­ing the rea­sons pro­vid­ed for ongo­ing delays at the Ports of Auck­land and says there is a need for an hon­est con­ver­sa­tion about what has gone wrong at the port.