Cases of COVID-19 are growing around the world. Inevitably, in a pandemic, all human populations will sooner or later begin to record cases of the illness. However, despite the pandemic, seafarers still continue to present a very low risk of … [Read more...]
OPINION: as an industrial action crisis looms, it is no accident that enterprise agreements have expired across the waterfront
Industrial action at the DP World container terminals around the country may just be the tip of a "protected industrial action" iceberg. A deliberate, organised and co-ordinated campaign to cause widespread disruption across the cargo-handling … [Read more...]
Victorian restrictions: beginning of the end of an efficient supply chain
Victoria is extensively locking-down its population and its economic activity, particularly in Melbourne, to combat a sustained surge in COVID-19 transmission. Commenting on the changes, Shipping Australia CEO Rod Nairn said: “Changes to Stage … [Read more...]
Waterfront strike threat: how the industrial relations environment has been – legally – manipulated to Australia’s detriment
Widespread strike action on the waterfront is now possible. Transport unions have arranged matters so that all of the major container stevedores are now operating with expired enterprise agreements. The last major container stevedore had its … [Read more...]
Crew change calamity: the crisis intensifies
Governments around the world continue to fail to see the link between seafarers, seaborne cargo, and goods for sale in shops. As the material below demonstrates, Australia simply cannot hope that its vital national interest in facilitating … [Read more...]