Maritime Union comes to assistance of distressed crew on Lancelot V
Foreign crew aboard a detained ship in Tauranga have received interim payments totalling thousands of dollars after unions intervened following several months of serious problems.
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Vega Auriga should be detained in New Zealand until problems fixed
Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Joe Fleetwood says that the ship Vega Auriga should be detained in a New Zealand port until it is deemed seaworthy and crew issues have been fixed.
Greens call for shipping lanes backed by Maritime Union
The Maritime Union is backing the Green Party’s policy to implement compulsory shipping lanes for coastal shipping.
Maritime Union backs calls for shipping lanes
The union that represents New Zealand shipping crews is backing calls for mandatory shipping lanes on the New Zealand coast.
Outsourcing fishing observers role is dangerous for the industry
Maritime Union of NZ General Secretary, Joe Fleetwood, said today that the government is vandalising the New Zealand fishing industry with plans to contract out the fishing observers for fishing vessels.
Fishing charges for Oyang 75 officers point to industry wide failings
The Maritime Union says it will raise the situation of the Oyang 75 fishery prosecutions when it appears before a hearing for the Government Inquiry into Foreign Charter Vessels in the New Zealand fishing industry.
Holes in official accounts of Rena’s seaworthiness
The Maritime Union has renewed calls for inspection reports on the Rena to be made public and for clarification of what a Maritime New Zealand inspection involves.
Ultimate responsibility for Rena disaster lies with the Government
The Maritime Union says that the responsibility for the Rena disaster lies with Government and authorities as much as with individual crew members.