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The union has alerted Worksafe that workers have been exposed to asbestos on Barrow Island and the port of Dampier

In a troubling report some 50 ships have been detained in the Port of Newcastle in the past three years for defects that include faults with equipment that prevents the discharging of oily waste in

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.

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 al

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 i

First of two dock strikes hits French ports

 The new minimum employment standards that came into effect on Monday will be good for maritime workers - all Australian workers -  and are a major step forward from WorkChoices.

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.

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.