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Crew welfare needs to be considered in Viking Bay case

Prob­lems with quar­an­tine for sick crew mem­bers aboard the Viking Bay show process­es need to be tight­ened up.

Infected crew members highlight a weak point in border security

Two COVID-pos­i­tive for­eign crew mem­bers are self-iso­lat­ing on the Span­ish-flagged deep sea fish­ing ves­sel Viking Bay off the Tarana­ki coast.

Maritimes magazine Winter 2021 online

Port of Tauranga is responsible for worker harm

The Mar­itime Union has backed calls by whis­tle blow­ers at Port of Tau­ran­ga who have come for­ward after suf­fer­ing seri­ous work­place injuries.

New Zealand’s deepening supply chain crisis

New Zealand is fac­ing a deep­en­ing cri­sis in our mar­itime sup­ply chain, which requires bold think­ing and speedy action to fix.

Automation project at Ports of Auckland requires intervention 

The off but­ton on automa­tion at Ports of Auck­land has been pressed until fur­ther notice – and there needs to be answers.

Maritime Union agrees with freight industry concerns on profiteering

The Mar­itime Union has tak­en the unusu­al step of agree­ing with a truck­ing indus­try boss.

South Island disruption highlights need for coastal shipping

Coastal ship­ping could pro­vide a essen­tial life­line to regions in future events.

Maritime Union demands Government action in offshore crewing dispute

A major dis­pute over crew­ing of ves­sels oper­at­ing in New Zealand’s off­shore oil and gas indus­try has bro­ken out.

Ports of Auckland: it’s about accountability

Com­ments from an Auck­land busi­ness leader Michael Bar­nett about the Ports of Auck­land are dis­re­spect­ful to those who have died or been seri­ous­ly injured at the Ports.