Category: Media releases

Maersk decision shows supply chains still at risk

Unions rep­re­sent­ing ships crews say the with­draw­al of a ded­i­cat­ed Maer­sk ship­ping ser­vice on the New Zealand coast is a step back­wards for New Zealand’s sup­ply chain secu­ri­ty.

Port workers back port health and safety plan

Unions rep­re­sent­ing port work­ers say a new port health and safe­ty plan is a good start to mak­ing New Zealand ports safer work­places.

Port Sector Plan For Improving Safety On Our Ports

The Port Health and Safe­ty Lead­er­ship Group – made up of unions, ports and steve­dor­ing com­pa­nies, the Port Indus­try Asso­ci­a­tion, Mar­itime NZ and Work­Safe – is proud to release its mul­ti-year Port Sec­tor Insights Pic­ture and Action Plan to make ports safer.

Coastal shipping should be used in emergency relief effort

The Mar­itime Union says New Zealand coastal ships should be part of the relief effort to bring sup­plies to regions dev­as­tat­ed by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Concerns on Wellington ferry terminal upgrade

The Mar­itime Union is con­cerned about reports the Inter­is­lander fer­ry ter­mi­nal upgrades in Welling­ton and Pic­ton may be scaled back.

Safety a priority during extreme weather

The Mar­itime Union sends our best wish­es to mem­bers and their fam­i­lies and com­mu­ni­ties in Auck­land, and all those in the north­ern regions going through the extreme weath­er event. Keep safe.

Statement on Kaitaki ferry engine failure

The engine fail­ure of the inter­is­land fer­ry Kaita­ki on Sat­ur­day 28 Jan­u­ary is con­cern­ing for crew aboard the ship.

Maritime Union offers thanks to Jacinda Ardern

The Mar­itime Union has offered its thanks to Jacin­da Ardern for her ser­vice to New Zealand, on her announce­ment she will be resign­ing as Prime Min­is­ter next month.

Great potential for coastal shipping in “green shipping corridors”

New Zealand is extreme­ly well placed to take advan­tage of the com­ing rev­o­lu­tion in low emis­sion ship­ping, says the Mar­itime Union.

Statement on death of MSC Resilient III crew member in Bluff

The death of a for­eign crew mem­ber aboard the MSC Resilient III in South Port in Bluff on Wednes­day 21 Decem­ber 2022 is a sad and stark reminder of how dan­ger­ous the mar­itime indus­try is.