The Latest Breaking News from Svitzer

Tony Burke asks tugboat operator to delay lockout amid threat to Christmas supply chains

Workplace relations minister says he is devastated at breakdown in three years of pay negotiations, but Labor’s industrial relations bill offers a solution

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2022

Battle between maritime unions and tug boat giant Svitzer escalates as hundreds of employees locked out indefinitely

Danish tug boat giant Svitzer says it will lock out hundreds of employees from 17 ports across the country.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

‘Indefinite’ ports lockout threaten Christmas post

A lockout of tugboat crews is threatening major disruptions at ports across the country, potentially causing supply chain chaos in the lead-up to

The New Daily · Nov 14, 2022

Tug workers stop for half a day as Svitzer tries to terminate enterprise agreement

Newcastle shipping movements halted Friday in national strike

Newcastle Herald · Aug 4, 2022

The Newcastle crew called in to prevent another Pasha Bulker

They were battling "atrocious" conditions and time itself, but the 11 crew members of the Newcastle-based tugboat "Svitzer Glenrock" have helped a maritime disaster be averted and been part of an operation to tow a stricken cargo ship into Port Botany.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 7, 2022