Pilots working for Western Australia-based Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation could walk off the job later this week as part of an ongoing enterprise agreement dispute.
Curfews imposed by local governments are among the constraints affecting freight productivity by as much as 20 per cent, according to WA’s peak trucking lobby.
The federal government expects to open applications for shipping companies to join a national strategic fleet capable of servicing regions impacted by emergencies and national crises mid-year.
Stevedore giant DP World has reached an in-principle four-year agreement with the union, ending a protracted period of disruptive industrial action at ports including Fremantle.
WorkSafe has charged Toll Transport with failing to provide a safe environment after a worker was left with permanent leg injuries at the company’s Perth Airport premises.
Ongoing industrial issues at Fremantle Port between DP World and the Maritime Union of Australia is impacting WA's economy by $10.7 million per week, CCIWA has warned.
DP World estimates around 50,000 containers are backlogged due to industrial action by workers, despite the Maritime Union of Australia’s move not to enact longer strikes.
Operations have stopped at major Australian ports, including Fremantle, as workers of one of the country's biggest ports operators continue union-led industrial action.
One of the country’s biggest ports operators has called on the federal government to step in to an ongoing dispute it claims is costing $84 million a week.