Latest shipping industry News

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‘Abandoned’ livestock carrier ship to be auctioned in Victoria but stranded crew yet to receive wages
Maritime workforce welcomes offshore wind energy project in Gippsland, Victoria
Port Hedland Seeks ITF Inspector: Now Hiring
Victoria to Auction ‘Abandoned’ Ship; Crew Unpaid
MUA Sydney Branch calls for immediate release of environmental activist Violet Coco
SNSW Branch Picnic Day
MUA + ITF join with UN Global Compact to publish Guidance on modern slavery risks in global shipping
Productivity Commission bias against workers’ right to collective bargaining lashed by academic review
Decommissioning Update, November 2022
New rules on pilot transfers and lifeboat drills
Port Kembla trailblazer Ruby Peterlin recognised with industry Young Achievement award
Backing Queensland Maritime Jobs
Svitzer ransom note shredded by Fair Work Commission
Spectainer’s world-first integrated collapsible containers to pioneer future of global trade
Svitzer docks tugboat workers’ pay for lockout that hasn’t begun
Supply Chain Sabotage by Svitzer: Hero tug crews locked-out by management
Stolen wages and human rights abuses aboard ‘Costanza’ uncovered by ITF inspectors
ITF Inspectors reveal wage theft and human rights abuses by shipping company aboard coal freighter
Australia rises to Green Shipping Challenge at COP27
Sydney Branch Women’s Forum
SNSW Branch GOLF DAY
SNSW Branch Women’s Forum
Svitzer Tug crews to strike for fair pay, safety and job security
2022 Notice of Annual General Meeting of Members
Maritime Union condemns import of illegal cargo of natural resources from Western Sahara
Strategic Fleet Taskforce launched
MUA’s 150th Anniversary marked alongside Prime Minister and International Union delegations
Wharfies Mural: Unveiling at Australian National Maritime Museum
Lighting way to greener maritime future
World Maritime Day 2022 – New technologies for greener shipping
International Seafarers Suffer $65 Million in Wage Theft Annually in Australian Waters
Industry Collaboration Keeps Our Supply Chains Moving
Supporting maritime trade during Exercise Kakadu
Productivity Commission report backs calls for immediate container ports reform
Merchant Navy Day 2022 remembers sacrifice of Australian seafarers
Walking on our land our way – momentum towards constitutional right to be heard
Clone of MUA Commends Masig Statement by Torres Strait Islanders seeking self-determination
MEGATRANS2022 To ‘Re-Imagine’ Freight Supply Chain
Statement on National Press Club Address by Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Hiroshima and Nagasaki – National Peace Rallies
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Unions’ campaign for universal Domestic Violence Leave reaches House of Representatives
More ambition needed from asset managers on fundamental labour rights
Joint study in Pilbara assesses future of ammonia bunkering
Stevedoring multinational DP World on collision course with wharfies over waterfront safety
ACTU support for Svitzer workers
Darwin Ports mislead media about pay cuts for workforce