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9 Jan 2010 Fair work Australia has ruled that protected industrial action at Farstad Shipping can go ahead this weekend rejecting a last-minute application by the shipping group. But Maritime union of Australia national secretary Paddy Crumlin said the industrial umpire had not ...

8 Jan 2010 Maritime Union of Australias national secretary Paddy Crumlin has called the successful negotiation of wage revision and retrospective payments for Indian dockworkers a triumph and sent official congratulations the All India Port and Dockworkers Unions members and leadership. This excellent ...

7 Jan 2010 The Maritime Union of Australia today said further industrial protected action planned for Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday next week at Farstad Shipping was regrettable but members felt they had no alternative after negotiations disappointed. "We've moderated our claims right though ...

7 Jan 2010 Crew from the Hong Kong registered container vessel APL Columbia were receiving further precautionary medical checks in Melbourne today after fire engulfed their accommodation quarters on Tuesday in Sydney. After 13 of the crew were rushed to hospital on Tuesday ...

6 Jan 2010 First of two dock strikes hits French ports

6 Jan 2010 Make no mistake - the new minimum employment standards effective from January 1 will be good for maritime workers - everyone. They draw a compelling line in the sand for workers said the MUA’s national secretary Paddy Crumlin.

5 Jan 2010 After a fire ripped through the living quarters of a Hong Kong flagged ship in the early hours of the morning 16 crew were rushed to hospital.

5 Jan 2010 Since 2006 470 Filipinos have died at the hands of pirates. Anti piracy training will now be mandatory, a significant move says MUA's Paddy Crumlin.

4 Jan 2010 In the first six months of last year 78 ships were boarded, 75 ships fired upon and 31 ships hijacked with some 561 crew taken hostage, 19 injured, seven kidnapped, six killed and eight missing. The Goverment has taken notice ...