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Stockwell International Urgent News Alert 10th November 2021

Protected Industrial Action

MUA Industrial Action

The complete list of all notifications is as follows:

Patrick Terminals – Melbourne

1 x 4hr stoppage on Monday 1ST November from 0300-0700hrs
1 x 8hr stoppage on Monday 1ST November from 1100-1900hrs
1 x 4hr stoppage on Wednesday 3RD November from 0300-0700hrs
1 x 8hr stoppage on Wednesday 3RD November from 1100-1900hrs
1 x 4hr stoppage on Friday 5th November from 0300-0700hrs
1 x 8hr stoppage on Friday 5th November from 1100-1900hrs
1 x 4hr stoppage on Monday 8th November from 0300-0700hrs
1 x 8hr stoppage on Monday 8th November from 1100-1900hrs
1 x 4hr stoppage on Wednesday 10th November from 0300-0700hrs
1 x 8hr stoppage on Wednesday 10th November from 1100-1900hrs
1 x 4hr stoppage on Friday 12th November from 0300-0700hrs
1 x 8hr stoppage on Friday 12th November from 1100-1900hrs

Patrick Terminals – Sydney AutoStrad      

A ban on the performance of upgrades and/or work in higher levels commencing at 10:00pm Monday 1 November 2021 through to 10:00pm        
Tuesday 2 November 2021.
A ban on the performance of upgrades and/or work in higher levels commencing at 10:00pm Wednesday 3 November 2021 through to 10:00pm Thursday 4 November 2021.
A stoppage of work for a 24-hour period commencing 6:00am Tuesday 2 November 2021.

Patrick Terminals – Brisbane AutoStrad

A stoppage of work of 4-hours duration commencing at 0300 on Tuesday 9 November 2021.
A stoppage of work of 4-hours duration commencing at 0300 on Friday 12 November 2021.
A stoppage of work of 4-hours duration commencing at 1100 on Tuesday 9 November 2021.
A stoppage of work of 4-hours duration commencing at 1100 on Friday 12 November 2021.
A stoppage of work of 4-hours duration commencing at 1900 on Tuesday 9 November 2021.
A stoppage of work of 4-hours duration commencing at 1900 on Friday 12 November 2021.
A stoppage of work of 1-hour duration commencing at 0330 on Wednesday 10 November 2021.
A stoppage of work of 1-hour duration commencing at 1130 on Wednesday 10 November 2021.
A stoppage of work of 1-hour duration commencing at 1930 on Wednesday 10 November 2021.

Patrick Terminals – Fremantle

A ban on the performance of upgrades and/or work in higher levels commencing at 0700 on Saturday 6 November 2021 and ceasing at 0700 on Monday 8 November 2021.
A ban on the performance of upgrades and/or work in higher levels commencing at 0700 on Saturday 13 November 2021 and ceasing at 0700 on Monday 15 November 2021.
Stoppages of work of 1-hour duration at 0500, 1300 and 2100 each day (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) commencing on Sunday 7 November 2021 and ceasing on Saturday 20 November 2021.
 
Industrial Action Svitzer

Stockwell International has received the following notice in regards to industrial action on Svitzer tugs: 

The Maritime Union of Australia has given notice of work stoppages for Svitzer crews at ports around the country.
MUA members are to stop work for four hours at various time at different ports on Tuesday 9 November.
At Albany, Fremantle, Geraldton and Kwinana, crews will stop work for four hours from 0730 through to 1130 local time.

At Adelaide, Port Pirie and Spencer Gulf, crews will start their four-hour work stoppage at 1000 through 1400 local time.

In Melbourne, WesternPort, Eden, Newcastle, Port Kembla and Sydney, crews will stop work for four hours starting at 1030 through 1430 local time.

And in Brisbane and far-north Queensland (including Cairns and Mourilyan), crews will stop work from 0930 through 1330 local time.

Svitzer said it would review schedules and crewing requirements to avoid or minimise disruption. The towage company said it has been negotiating for a new EA since September 2019, and since October 2020, the MUA has issued a total of 43 notices of protected industrial action in Svitzer’s ports around Australia.

For concerns please call your sales representative on 1300 786 768 or [email protected]

 

 
Port Delays – Australia 

Patrick Terminals has lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate the Maritime Union of Australia’s industrial action at Patrick’s four terminals.The previous enterprise agreement expired on 30 June 2020, while discussions on a new agreement have been in progress since February 2020 and industrial has occurred since 4 September 2020.More than 70 meetings have been held in search of a new enterprise agreement and the MUA has launched more than 220 industrial actions nationally during the negotiation period.Patrick said the industrial action is impacting operations at Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Fremantle terminals causing delays for importers and exporters.

Please refer to the below map for the expected delay times.Vessel Ports on a map of Australia
For concerns please call your sales representative on 1300 786 768 or [email protected]

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