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Landmark agreement delivers secure jobs and significant pay increases to workers at Melbourne container terminal
Workers at the Victoria International Container Terminal at Melbourne’s Webb Dock have won significant improvements to job security, working hours, and rates of pay following a three year industrial campaign.
The Maritime Union of Australia said the agreement would deliver immediate benefits to the workforce, with 75 per cent of casual roles being converted to permanent jobs, along with pay increases of between 14.5 and 50 per cent over four years, depending on employment classifications.
The MUA has now finalised agreements with VICT, DP World Australia, Hutchison, and have reached in-principle agreement with Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal, leaving Patrick as the only container terminal operator in the country where the union has been unable to successfully conclude negotiations.
Published April 11, 2021, 5:00 AM
The Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s Australian aubsidiary, recently welcomed the container vessel Soroe Maersk, the longest vessel to call at the Melbourne port.
The vessel’s “record-breaking” maiden call shows that the Port of Melbourne is ready to accommodate the global trend of growing vessel sizes, Brendan Bourke, Port of Melbourne CEO, maintained.
Maiden call of Soroe Maersk at VICT.
Maersk deployed the Soroe Maersk to Sydney and Melbourne to load empty containers to be repositioned back to Asia where there is a shortage.
The vessel has a total carrying capacity of 9,640 TEUs and a record length of 346.98 meters, 11.28 meters longer than the previous longest vessels to call at the port.
Port of Melbourne welcomes longest vessel to dock in Melbourne
The Port of Melbourne and Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) recently welcomed the container vessel Soroe Maersk, the longest vessel to call at the port.
Maersk deployed the Soroe Maersk to Sydney and Melbourne to load empty containers that need to be repositioned back to Asia where there is a shortage. The vessel has a total carrying capacity of 9,640 TEUs and a record length of 346.98 meters, 11.28 meters longer than the previous longest vessels to call at the port.
The Soroe Maersk departed on midday Tuesday, 6 April after loading 4,148 TEUs.
Brendan Bourke, CEO Port of Melbourne, welcomed the record breaking arrival, noting that through its port development strategy and investment programs, the Port of Melbourne stands ready to accommodate the global trend of growing vessel sizes.
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