Press Release – Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union says an international shipper is threatening the future of New Zealand coastal shipping by exploiting legal loopholes.
Global shipping giant Maersk has announced a new service called Sirius Star which will use two overseas flagged Maersk ships with an entirely foreign crew rotating through five New Zealand ports and two in Fiji.
Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Craig Harrison says Maersk should be crewing these ships with New Zealand seafarers.
The ships will be moving containers around New Zealand ports to assist with the port congestion at Ports of Auckland after a series of management failures.
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Monday, 8 March 2021, 3:53 pm
The Maritime Union says an international shipper is
threatening the future of New Zealand coastal shipping by
exploiting legal loopholes.
Global shipping giant
Maersk has announced a new service called Sirius Star which
will use two overseas flagged Maersk ships with an entirely
foreign crew rotating through five New Zealand ports and two
in Fiji.
Maritime Union of New Zealand National
Secretary Craig Harrison says Maersk should be crewing these
ships with New Zealand seafarers.
The ships will be
moving containers around New Zealand ports to assist with
the port congestion at Ports of Auckland after a series of