Industrial action update

31 Oct 2022 / Australia

Tug operator Svitzer Australia Svitzer Australia has received further notices of protected industrial action from the maritime unions which will continue nationally for much of this week, as well as further actions through the month of November.

Ports affected are: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Eden, Fremantle, Geelong, Geraldton, Kwinana, Melbourne, Mourilyan, Newcastle, Port Pirie, Port Jackson, Port Botany and Westernport.

Details on the new actions are as follows:

  • Work stoppages by tug masters (preventing the crewing of tugs) at the following West Australian ports and locations on Thursday, 3 November:
  • Geraldton: 4 hour work stoppage from 1200 (local time)
  • Fremantle and Albany: A stoppage of work for 24 hours commencing at 0700 (local time)
  • Kwinana: A stoppage of work for 24 hours commencing at 0800 (local time)
  • Bans on deckhands performing overtime at Victorian ports Svitzer operates at - affecting crew flexibility and relief work from 00:01 Friday 4 November through to 11.59pm Sunday 6 November.
  • Bans on the performance of work on certain shipping line vessels at ports across Australia (customers have been directly contacted and contingency planning is underway) in Fremantle from 00.00am 2 November; and from 00.01am Friday 4 November through to 11.59pm Thursday 10 November.
  • Bans on engineers performing relief work at ports across Australia from 00:01 3 November to midnight 30 November - affecting crew availabilities.
  • Further bans for tug masters on continuous work periods beyond 12 hours of work in Brisbane.
  • Permanent Part Time employees unavailable for duty for one day in the Port of Newcastle from 0800 3 November.
  • Further bans on training and use of Svitzer systems.

Visit: https://svitzer.com.au/news-room/ for the detailed table of the protected industrial action.

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