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Pages tagged "Gladstone"


Foreign Crew Now Stranded For Six Weeks Off Central Queensland Coast

Posted on News by Ashleigh Telford · August 30, 2016 11:43 AM

The International Transport Workers’ Federation is appalled by the fact 20 international crew members have now been stranded on a foreign-owned coal ship off the Port of Gladstone for six weeks.

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Tug Workers' Right to Bargain Cemented by Commission

Posted on News by Communications Team · August 25, 2016 12:40 PM

The MUA has had a significant victory for tugboat workers in Gladstone after the Fair Work Commission dismissed tugboat operator Smit’s attempt to block bargaining for 12 months.

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20 Chinese Seafarers Still Stranded as Welfare Agencies Denied Access

Posted on News by Ashleigh Telford · August 19, 2016 12:01 PM · 1 reaction

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demanding that 20 seafarers stranded aboard the Hong Kong-flagged coal ship, Five Stars Fujian, be allowed to come ashore until a dispute is resolved. 

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20 Foreign Crew Stranded On Coal Ship Without Food Off Queensland Coast

Posted on News by Ashleigh Telford · August 15, 2016 4:09 PM · 1 reaction

Emergency supplies are being rushed to 20 crew members left for dead by the foreign owners of a coal ship stranded off Gladstone’s coast. 

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Queensland Ports Should Stay in Public Hands

Posted on News by Ashleigh Telford · January 29, 2015 4:36 PM

The Maritime Union of Australia has warned that Ports should stay in public hands or increased user costs could be passed onto consumers in addition to the fact that jobs could be lost if key infrastructure is privatised.

There has been much discussion in the media and the community regarding privatisation of Queensland assets in the lead-up to this weekend’s state election, with debate centred around job losses and costs being passed onto householders and businesses.

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Dodgy Foreign Vessels Pose Risk to Reef

Posted on News by Ashleigh Telford · January 13, 2015 4:43 PM

The Great Barrier Reef was at risk from oil spill yesterday after a Flag of Convenience (FOC) vessel got into strife, reigniting calls for higher scrutiny of ships trading in Australian waters.
 
The Australian Maritime and Safety Authority (AMSA) reported that Antigua & Barbuda-flagged vessel, Thor Commander, had damaged its main engine and was drifting uncontrollably around the reef off the central Queensland coast.

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Dodgy Foreign Vessels Pose Risk to Reef

Posted on Queensland Branch News by Ashleigh Telford · January 13, 2015 4:18 PM

The Great Barrier Reef was at risk from oil spill yesterday after a Flag of Convenience (FOC) vessel got into strife, reigniting calls for higher scrutiny of ships trading in Australian waters.
 
The Australian Maritime and Safety Authority (AMSA) reported that Antigua & Barbuda-flagged vessel, Thor Commander, had damaged its main engine and was drifting uncontrollably around the reef off the central Queensland coast.

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Dodgy Foreign Vessels Pose Risk to Reef

Posted on Shipping News by Ashleigh Telford · January 13, 2015 4:18 PM

The Great Barrier Reef was at risk from oil spill yesterday after a Flag of Convenience (FOC) vessel got into strife, reigniting calls for higher scrutiny of ships trading in Australian waters.
 
The Australian Maritime and Safety Authority (AMSA) reported that Antigua & Barbuda-flagged vessel, Thor Commander, had damaged its main engine and was drifting uncontrollably around the reef off the central Queensland coast.

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FOC Not the Answer in LNG Trade

Posted on News by Ashleigh Telford · January 07, 2015 11:44 AM

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has raised concerns about Flag-of-Convenience (FOC) vessels transporting highly dangerous cargoes around Australia’s coast and Great Barrier Reef.

On Monday, the first consignment of liquefied natural gas was transported out of Gladstone aboard a BG Group-chartered, FOC tanker called the Methane Rita Andrea.

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No Local Seafaring Jobs Despite Looming Unemployment Crisis

Posted on News by Ashleigh Telford · January 06, 2015 3:47 PM

The first consignment of Queensland liquefied natural gas (LNG) has left the port of Gladstone without a single Australian crew member showing a lack of commitment to local jobs by multi-billion dollar gas companies.

Maritime Union of Australia Assistant National Secretary Warren Smith said it was an insult to out-of-work Australians that no local seafarers, officers, or engineers are engaged on the Methane Rita Andrea gas tanker, chartered by BG Group.

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