Three workers of Batam-based PT Bandar Abadi shipyard, Indonesia died and eighteen were injured in a blast that occurred on Friday, August 29 onboard a ship that was undergoing repairs at the yard, the Jakarta Post writes. One person is still missing, based on the latest reports. According to the local police chief Comr. Zainal Arifin, the […]
Today marks two years since the deaths of two workers on the Stena Clyde oil rig in the Bass Strait off the coast of Victoria and still no action has been taken over long-standing safety concerns, Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) said. Australian unions are calling on the Federal Government to launch a review into […]
Longshore workers who load grain in the U.S. Pacific Northwest export terminals have voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with several multinational grain companies. The contract will be in effect until May 31, 2018. Members voting in favor totaled 1,475; those voting against numbered 193. “Terms of the agreement include work rule changes […]
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Maritime security company GoAGT Ltd, headquartered in Malta, has hit the headlines as reports on the company going insolvent raise eyebrows. The company ceased trading almost two weeks ago amid millions of outstanding salaries to its security staff who have been left at sea as their CEO is accused of abandoning a sinking ship. Employees […]
South Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo has brought a whiff of the future into its shipyards by introducing the concept of outfitting the shipyard workers with exoskeletons for lifting heavy objects, New Scientist reports. The company claims that it is not out of the realm of possibility to see workers at the Daewoo shipyards donning the futuristic contraptions […]
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High risk jobs need to be faced with the correct levels of protective clothing. In the case of maritime personnel, body armor is one form of protection that should not be overlooked. The fact that there’s an increased level of difficulty in determining just when a threat may be faced, prepared maritime security personnel will […]
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The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) have confirmed they will push ahead with a legal challenge to the Abbott Government’s attempt to allow an influx of foreign workers in the offshore. The Abbott Government effectively overturned a decision by the Senate last week, which voted to disallow […]
More than 35 tugboat workers from around Australia have descended on the Maritime Union of Australia’s (MUA) specialised training facility at St Georges Basin to kick-off the 2014 Towage Conference. Joining the Australian contingent was a special guest from Seattle - America’s Inland Boatmen’s Union President - Alan Cote. Cote gave delegates a more […]
Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has condemned the latest overturn of the Senate’s decision to disallow the issuing of Marine Crew Visas to foreign workers applying for offshore jobs. Just one day after Labor, the Greens and the Palmer United Party teamed up to stop foreign workers being employed on maritime crew visas, Liberal Senator Michaelia […]
Seven more bodies have been recovered following Monday’s collision between a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) vessel and a boat carrying illegal immigrants off Tanjung Piai, bringing the number of casualties to eleven, according to Malaysian The Star. An official involved in the search and rescue operation said that 61 people have been rescued […]
