New powers to ban poor quality vessels coming to NZ being considered
The Maritime Union says Maritime New Zealand should have the power to prevent substandard flag of convenience vessels coming into New Zealand waters.
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Nowhere to hide – new report from ITF campaign for seafarers rights
The Nowhere to Hide Campaign launched by the ITF Australian Inspectorate to expose the exploitation of overseas seafarers on foreign-registered ships has been busy!
MUNZ has been supporting this campaign and will be bringing the campaign to New Zealand waters soon.
ITF’s Nowhere to Hide Week of Action to be expanded to New Zealand ports as Inspectors stamp out rampant wage theft
MUNZ representatives recently took part in this ITF campaign and training in Australian ports. Many of the ships and situations of course also visit NZ waters.
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Call for tougher regulation after rudder falls off log ship
The Maritime Union says there needs to be a tightening up on Flag of Convenience ships coming into New Zealand waters before there is another disaster.
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Statement on death of MSC Resilient III crew member in Bluff
The death of a foreign crew member aboard the MSC Resilient III in South Port in Bluff on Wednesday 21 December 2022 is a sad and stark reminder of how dangerous the maritime industry is.
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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.
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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.
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