Withdrawal of proposed service threatens coastal shipping progress
The cancellation of a proposed MOVE Logistics roll-on-roll-off (RoRo) ship due to technical issues was a step backward for New Zealand coastal shipping.
Mayor concedes Port of Auckland privatisation will lead to increased costs
The Maritime Union has responded to claims by the Mayor of Auckland’s office the Union is engaged in “unfounded scaremongering” about the proposed sale of the Port of Auckland.
Transport unions renew calls for Marsden Point refinery to be restarted
Two of New Zealand’s main transport unions are urging the Marsden Point refinery be returned to functioning status, if necessary through Government ownership.
Skilled New Zealand workers turned down for jobs at Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland Limited CEO Tony Gibson has told media that there are no New Zealand workers available for key jobs including crane and straddle drivers.
However the Union has an email from a former POAL employee that turns him down for a job as a straddle driver, and instead offers a role for skilled lashing work on a ship.
Rebuilding our coastal shipping requires government intervention
If the Covid-19 response has taught us anything, it’s that our economy lives and dies by our supply chains and that when push comes to shove New Zealand can’t always rely on the rest of the world.
War on the Wharves: Spanish Dock Workers Fight Government
Spanish ports are battening down the hatches, bracing for massive union strikes against a right-wing government determined to impose casualisation at any cost.