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Full Shipping News Archive by DateDecember 2004
Currently there is a Bill before Federal Parliament called Security Intelligence Organization Amendment Bill 2004 which will require all states to regulate production, storage and transport of ammonium nitrate around Australia. Unfortunately for Australia, the seaborne leg of the transport chain is left open to the lowest bidder using the cheapest ships and crews in the entire world. Attached is the ALP’s Hon. Kim Beazley MP contribution to the debate which supports Australia’s Shipping and condemns FOC system. 08 December 2004 [Full Story] June 2004
A new bill before Congress will provide US flag shipping with tax cuts to promote the national fleet 16 June 2004 [Full Story] May 2004
Seacare updates the Prohibition of Asbestos on vessels 17 May 2004 [Full Story] March 2004
Shipping fortunes are on the rise with many of the big ship owners now making the Forbes Rich List - Tradewinds reports 03 March 2004 [Full Story] February 2004
PM Paul Martin agrees to inquiry into CSL government contracts 09 February 2004 [Full Story] India moves to protect its flag Indian government agrees to level the seas with a tonnage tax on foreign vessels, Lloyds List reports 06 February 2004 [Full Story] Canadian PM sails into troubled waters Former CSL boss Martin is now PM, but still in trouble over his shipping past, Lloyds List reports 03 February 2004 [Full Story] January 2004
US television screens in depth report on the Prestige sinking and FoC shipping 15 January 2004 [Full Story] December 2003
Seafarers in France have set a 48 hour strike for January in protest against a proposed second register, Lloyds List reports. 17 December 2003 [Full Story] November 2003
Shadow Transport Minister Martin Ferguson commits a Labor Government to supporting Australian shipping: "Labor will stop the liberalised use of permits to create unfair advantage for foreign operators to undermine the Australian industry and jobs. " 21 November 2003 [Full Story] US$186 million funds fleet of 60 The 2004 U.S. defense authorization bill, which contains authority for the government to expand the Maritime Security Program (MSP), passed the Congress and is on its way to the president's desk for signature, the Sea Marine Electronics union of the US reports. 17 November 2003 [Full Story] New global agreement for seafarers A new global agreement covering the wages and working conditions of more than 50,000 seafarers was concluded in San Francisco on 13 November by the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) made up of the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) representing global shipowners and shipmanagers; and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) representing seafarers. 17 November 2003 [Full Story] October 2003
New maritime statistics highlight Blair Government success in reversing the decline of UK shipping, Tradewinds reports 29 October 2003 [Full Story] Ferguson slams govt over security bill Martin Ferguson MP, Shadow Minister for Transport and Infrastructure yesterday called for government security bill to go to a senate committee. 09 October 2003 [Full Story] August 2003
The International Transport Workers' Federation has announced it will help foot the bill to investigate the wreck of the Christopher, which sank with loss of all hands off Cyprus in December 2001 14 August 2003 [Full Story] July 2003
Striking seafarers determined to defy return to work order until their demands are met, KMU union federation reports. 31 July 2003 [Full Story] Cabotage battle erupts in US Strong opposition to deregulation of US/Hawaii trade 31 July 2003 [Full Story] Filipino seafarers strike Protests erupt vs. shipping company's unfair labour practices and grave abuse 30 July 2003 [Full Story] Battle won in British wage war UK seafarers win over shipping minister in campaign to abolish foreign crew exploitation on national flag carriers 15 July 2003 [Full Story] French seafarers go for govt guarantees The French seafarers union has called off a national strike after government offer to talk 14 July 2003 [Full Story] French seafarers to strike The French seafarers union is calling for a national strike in protest at government plans to downgrade their pensions 11 July 2003 [Full Story] ILO seafarers' wage up THE International Labour Organisation minimum wage for seafarers is to rise by $35 to $500 a month from the start of 2005. 10 July 2003 [Full Story] IMO backs 'black box' for ships Experts say there is a compelling need for cargo ships to carry black boxes, similar to those installed on aeroplanes 08 July 2003 [Full Story] Another seafarer scam uncovered People have been able to purchase seafarer documentation from St Vincent & the Genadines flag - US Coast Guard uncovers 07 July 2003 [Full Story] ITF Green Alliance lobby UN An unprecedented coalition of labour, environmentalists and human rights organisations have joined forces with the ITF to highlight the need for effective governance of the seas in the run-up to this year's UN General Assembly. 03 July 2003 [Full Story] Tough restrictions in US ports US Government to deny entry, delay or expel ships that fail to comply with new security laws. 01 July 2003 [Full Story] June 2003
Maritime unions in the UK have forced the government to put its contentious shipping legislation allowing UK flagged vessels to employ foreign crew on cheap wages to the vote 18 June 2003 [Full Story] Face scan floated as secure ID for seafarers A new high-tech seafarers' identity card based on biometrics could emerge from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), according to a report by Jim Mulrenan of Tradewinds newspaper 16 June 2003 [Full Story] War of words over UK crew wages The Blair Government refuses to outlaw pay discrimination on ships flying the Red Ensign 12 June 2003 [Full Story] Labour strategy The Seafarers International Research Centre at Cardiff University, Wales reports a new trend in thinking on labour in the shipping industry 03 June 2003 [Full Story] German pledge to fund merchant marine German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has promised the nation's shipowners more money 02 June 2003 [Full Story] May 2003
Ships detained more than once in any three years will be banned from Europe and North American Atlantic ports under tough new 'two strikes and you're out' rules, Lloyds List reports 16 May 2003 [Full Story] Legal battle over Prestige oil spill under way Basques fire first salvo at ABS in Prestige legal battle, Lloyds List reports 16 May 2003 [Full Story] Kiwis condemn Cup slush fund The Maritime Union of New Zealand last week had a go at their government for funding rich man's sport instead of national flag shipping. Their media release is reproduced in full below: 13 May 2003 [Full Story] Royal Decree for Belgium flag shipping King of Belgium to sign Royal Decree reclaiming national flag fleet 09 May 2003 [Full Story] UK unions push for equal pay for foreign crew The UK transport union RMT is demanding the Blair Government scrap shipping's exemption from parts of the Race Relations Act allowing British flagged vessels to employ foreign crew on cheap rates, Lloyds List reports 02 May 2003 [Full Story] April 2003
28 April 2003 [Full Story] War zone advice for seafarers The International Transport Workers' Federation is circulating the following information on merchant seafarers rights and protection when working in the Gulf during the invasion 02 April 2003 [Full Story] March 2003
Mongolia, a landlocked nation, now boasts its own international shipping industry 10 March 2003 [Full Story] Timorese Maritime Union Launched MUA and ITF were the international guest at the first and formation meeting of the Maritime and Transportworkers Union of East Timor. 04 March 2003 [Full Story] November 2002
After an absence of twelve years the semi submersible Attwood Falcon returned to the Australian coast with a current program of six wells off Karratha. 11 November 2002 [Full Story] WA Dredging Begins in Geraldton Dredging operations commenced in Geraldton, 210 nautical miles north of Fremantle, in early October under the GPA’s Port Enhancement Project. 10 November 2002 [Full Story] October 2002
Shadow Minister for Transport Martin Ferguson has attacked the Government for the unprecedented use of Commonwealth powers to overide state regulation of coastal shipping, in the media release below: 31 October 2002 [Full Story] September 2002
The Offshore Oil and Gas Industry EBA had its latest meeting at Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) headquarters in Perth next door to the United States Consulate on Wednesday, September 11. 24 September 2002 [Full Story] August 2002
25 August 2002 [Full Story] Opposition lashes out at transport minister Chair of the ALP Maritime Industry Group, Michelle O'Byrne today condemned the Howard Anderson Government for its neglect of the Australian Shipping Industry. 02 August 2002 [Full Story] July 2002
Today’s news that shipping company CSL is taking legal action against trade unions and officials puts the spotlight on the Howard Government’s continuing efforts, against the national interest, to destroy Australian shipping jobs - say shadow transport and workplace ministers Martin Ferguson and Robert McClelland 29 July 2002 [Full Story] ALP lash out at Government over shipping losses Shadow Transport Minister blames government for loss of OCCL Australia 25 July 2002 [Full Story] Britannia no longer rules the waves Any UK future war effort would be severely compromised due to the parlous state of Britain's merchant marine, a new report warns 03 July 2002 [Full Story] June 2002
Labor senator attacks government for selling research vessel and cutting back on CSIRO oceanographic work 27 June 2002 [Full Story] MP slams Government shipping policy Member for Bass, Michelle O'Byrne (ALP) has long been an outspoken critic of the government's shipping policy. This week she went one step further moving a motion in the House of Representatives condemning the government' for its shipping policies. 20 June 2002 [Full Story] January 2002
The MUA has reached agreement with Teekay Shipping over the transfer of members from BHP Billiton. 11 January 2002 [Full Story] Public News: You can view MUA's publicly available news in a variety of ways. Please select one of our public news indexes. [ All News | Latest Shipping News by Date ]
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