Last week we reported on the action by unions at container terminals in Brisbane against Hutchison Ports. The Protected Industrial Action by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is continuing in Sydney and Brisbane ports, in support of a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) negotiation. MUA members are working their shift for 2 hours, then stop for a 30 minutes break, resume working the next 2 hours, stop again for a 30 minutes break, then repeat the process, ongoing.
This is disrupting Hutchison’s operations and productivity in servicing ships and drivers.
Brisbane
THU 24/01/19 – OPERATING – Terminal Delays
‘Please be advised we are currently experiencing terminal delays and a back log of trucks. The Terminal is still open and operating with all appointment gate arrival times extended to allow trucks to arrive for their appointments’
FRI 25/01/19 – CLOSED DUE MUA 24HRS INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Please be advised due to FRI 25/01/19 MUA 24HR Industrial Action, the OOCL DUBAI and NAVIOS LAPIS vessel cut-off have been amended to THU 24/01/19 2200
SAT 26/01/19 – CLOSED
SUN 27/01/19 – CLOSED
Sydney
There were 2300 boxes in the terminal on Friday and this number has reduced to 950 boxes at present.
No vessels are being worked and 3 vessels have been sub-contracted to Patrick Port Botany:
ANL Elaroo – has discharged at Patrick and is departing this afternoon
OOCL Texas – arrives today
ANL Xin Quin Dao – ETA Sunday
Update – Sydney:
This afternoon, Hutchison MUA workers marched to Patrick Terminal. Access to Patrick Terminal is blocked by a Community Protest, in response to Hutchison Ports’ sub-contracting vessels to Patrick.
