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Holes in official accounts of Rena’s seaworthiness

The Mar­itime Union has renewed calls for inspec­tion reports on the Rena to be made pub­lic and for clar­i­fi­ca­tion of what a Mar­itime New Zealand inspec­tion involves.

Ultimate responsibility for Rena disaster lies with the Government

The Mar­itime Union says that the respon­si­bil­i­ty for the Rena dis­as­ter lies with Gov­ern­ment and author­i­ties as much as with indi­vid­ual crew mem­bers.

Evidence that grounded ship Rena had “multiple deficiencies”

The Mar­itime Union is ask­ing that Mar­itime New Zealand release to the pub­lic any of their reports on the Rena after infor­ma­tion was uncov­ered show­ing the ship had mul­ti­ple prob­lems, includ­ing with its charts.

Port Unions Condemn Plan to Slash Jobs at Port Otago

The two main water­front unions have con­demned a pro­pos­al to slash 12 jobs at Port Ota­go.

Interport 2012 entries open now

For infor­ma­tion on the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand nation­al sports tour­na­ment.

Maritime Union message of support for ILWU Port of Longview workers

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand sup­ports the ILWU strug­gle for decent jobs at the Port of Longview.

Fishing inquiry must shine a light into dark places

The Mar­itime Union wel­comes the announce­ment by the Gov­ern­ment of details for its inquiry into the fish­ing indus­try – but we want real answers.

Seafarers Retirement Fund 2011 annual report now available online

The Sea­far­ers Retire­ment Fund Annu­al Report 2011 is now avail­able for down­load.

Maritime Union backs Tax Justice

The Mar­itime Union will be among offi­cial cam­paign sup­port­ers attend­ing the han­dover of the Tax Jus­tice peti­tion at Par­lia­ment Build­ings tomor­row Tues­day 16 August 2011.

Maritime Union has strong views on transport productivity inquiry

The Mar­itime Union says it intends to make sure a Gov­ern­ment inquiry into trans­port and logis­tics is not just about pro­mot­ing pri­va­ti­za­tion in the ports sec­tor.