Will the Mega ship model “give way”?
NewsOlaf Merk from the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF) said the mega ship model is an unsustainable “taxpayer financed bubble” ...
Labour problems at DCT Gdansk
NewsDockworkers will hold protests in locations across Europe over the next seven days to demonstrate their objection to "the poor treatment of ...
Rotterdam container strike imminent
NewsThe first of six planned 24-hour strikes in the Rotterdam container handling sector is scheduled to start at 15.15h (CET) today, 7th January...
New EBA for Hutchison Ports Australia
NewsHutchison Ports Australia has announced a revised and on-schedule Enterprise Bargaining Agreement with its employees...
Unions in merger talks
NewsThe Maritime Union of Australia and Australia's Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union have commenced discussions on a possible merge...
Hutchison in ITF firing line
NewsThe ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is challenging Hutchison Ports Holdings (HPH) over its behaviour at port facilities ...
Shipping lines to face more dock labour negotiation pressure
NewsITF affiliated transport trade unions can and will consider seeking negotiations with individual shipping Lines, if negotiations with the ma...
Rotterdam container traffic up 5.8% in 2014
NewsLo-lo container traffic increased by 5.8% in both tonnage and unit terms, to 127.598 Mt and 12.297M TEU. Overall throughput increased by 1% ...
Aqaba dispute – "misleading information"
NewsAPM Terminals has denied claims made by the ITF in connection with a labour dispute in the Jordanian seaport...
ITF complains over Aqaba arrests
NewsThe International Transport Workers’ Federation has contacted the government of Jordan over the arrests earlier this week of around 150 tr...
Rotterdam talks called for
NewsThe ITF has launched urgent appeals to Rotterdam port authority and DP World to help solve the stalemate between FNV Havens and Rotterdam Wo...
Industrial action planned in Australia
NewsRolling stoppages are planned at DP World terminals in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this week...
ECT loses court case
NewsThe Rotterdam court has rejected ECT’s claim for a minimum of €900M of damages entered against the Rotterdam port authority...
ITF "watching" Hutchison
NewsThe International Transport Workers’ Federation says that it is keeping a close eye on the corporate conduct of Hutchison Port Holdings in...
Mixed reactions on container weighing
NewsThe DSC/18 meeting in London has resolved to amend SOLAS to require verification of container weights, but stopped short of introducing mand...