14 Feb 2022 / Australia

Notification of protected industrial action

Tug operator Svitzer Australia has received notification of work stoppages from the Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) at several ports throughout the country, as follows:

BRISBANE
- 48 hour stoppage from 06:00am on Thursday 17 February to 06:00am on Saturday 19 February
- 72 hour stoppage from 06:00am on Tuesday 22 February to 06:00am on Friday 25 February

NEWCASTLE
- 48 hour stoppage from 06:00am on Thursday 17 February to 06:00am on Saturday 19 February
- 48 hour stoppage from 06:00am Tuesday 22 February to 06:00am on Thursday 24 February
- Ban on employees performing relief work for an unlimited duration from 06:00am on Wednesday 16 February

PORT BOTANY & PORT JACKSON
- 48 hour stoppage from 00:01am on Thursday 17 February to 00:01 on Saturday 19 February
- 48 hour stoppage from 00:01am on Tuesday 22 February to 00:01 on Thursday 24 February

CAIRNS
- Ban on employees performing relief work for an unlimited duration from 06:00am on Thursday 17 February

Svitzer will review schedules and crewing requirements to minimise any potential disruption.

For information about operations in Australia, contact GAC Australia at [email protected]

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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