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The Strike Club informed that it will continue to provide marine delay insurance for operators in the Straits of Hormuz between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. The Club reached this decision, despite rising political tensions in the area and recent attacks on six tankers.

According to local sources, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) reached an agreement with B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), preventing a shutdown at the majority of the major port facilities, located at the Canadian west coast.

The National Union Chamber of Port Services in Tunisia announced on April 3 that they have planned a strike from 16 to 18 of April. In the meantime, the Union urged their affiliates to observe the work stoppage during this period.

Unite Scotland offshore members employed by Aker and Petrofac voted for industrial action on the Elgin-Franklin, Shetland Gas Plant, North Alwyn, and Dunbar offshore platforms, protesting against the proposed rota changes from 2:3 to 3:3.

Seamen s Union Launches 48 Hour Strike Action in Greece Affecting Key Ports

More than 150 wharfies have gone on strike at Western Australia's busiest ports More than 150 wharfies have gone on strike at Western Australia's busiest ports, mainly over concerns that a poor safety regime will lead to deaths on the waterfront.Maritime Union of Australia Western Australia (MUA WA) branch secretary Chris Cain said up to 200 wharfies at Fremantle, Port Hedland and Bunbury ports had downed tools on Saturday over safety concerns.They are also seeking an annual pay rise of six per cent over three years.Mr Cain said the wharfies, employed by Sydney-based stevedoring company POAGS, would remain on strike until Tuesday.POAGS had appealed to Fair Work Australia to try to prevent the strike, but that was rejected, so the workers had a legal right to take the action, Mr Cain said.POAGS had told the union on Friday that it would lock out the workers on Tuesday if they took industrial action over the weekend, he said.Mr Cain said the main concern at the Fremantle, Port Hedland and Bunbury ports was safety, given workers were battling with "antiquated gear".Two POAGS workers were killed last year while doing their jobs. One was a 41-year-old father-of-two struck by a falling steel beam ...

A strike would paralyze the canal Last Saturday, someone broke into an electricity control room here and threw a switch. Suddenly, Port Tawfiq, the vast shipyard that marks the southern entrance to the Suez Canal, and the southern half of the city of Suez went dark.Ten minutes later, the lights came back on. But in that short time, disgruntled workers who've been on strike here for the last three weeks had made their point: The Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest transportation hubs, could be paralyzed with very little effort."We did not cut the cables, although we could have," said Emad El Sadeq, a technician for the Suez Canal Shipyards, one of seven subsidiary companies run by the Suez Canal Authority. "We had to give them a taste of what we can do."In the five months since Hosni Mubarak was toppled from the presidency after 30 years of iron-fisted rule, many of Egypt's fault lines have come to the surface. Coptic Christians and Muslim fundamentalists have fought pitched battles in the streets. Unknown assailants have bombed the natural gas pipeline to Israel three times, symbolic strikes at a hated accord that Egyptians often blame for high prices at home. ...

To protest new austerity measures imposed by the government under pressure Greek dockworkers will join a 24-hour general strike June 15 to protest fresh austerity measures imposed by the Socialist government under pressure from international creditors.The dockers unions are also threatening to step up industrial action through the summer to protest the planned privatization of publicly owned ports as part of a sale of state assets aimed at reducing Greeces $500 billion debt burden.The government plans to sell its 75 percent stakes in the Piraeus and Thessaloniki port authorities by the end of the year. It will also seek buyers for its stakes of between 43 percent and 66 percent in smaller ports in 2012 and 2013.The Union of Port Workers called the privatizations an incomprehensible and criminal political act.The European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank, which rescued Greece from bankruptcy last year with a $157 billion loan, are pressing Athens to implement pledged reforms, including privatizations, to secure further funding.Dockers staged several strikes in recent weeks against the privatization program, but the government has shown no sign of backing down.The chairman of Port Piraeus George Anomeritis said privatization is an obsolete business model and ...

Affects the ports of Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney A seven-day strike by industrial workers has started at four Australian container terminals, where containerised trade has been temporarily disrupted. The strike led by Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) from Wednesday has affected the ports of Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney.The strike is the result of a wage dispute between the workers and stevedoring firm Patrick. Patrick has requested that MUA enter voluntary conciliation, which would end the strike and allow the terminals to resume operations.A Patrick spokesperson said its shipping line customers warned that the cumulative loss for them will be over A$15m ($15.9m), while the disuprtion to the cotton industry will be over A$56m in lost revenue. The protest in the form of bans and limitations will stop the movement of approximately 50% of Australia's containerised trade, expected to directly impact 32 vessels and 35,000 shipping containers.Source: Seatrade Asia

Problems are expected to arise The employees of Hellenic Petroleum (HELPE) on Thursday 19th May launched a 4-day strike that could potentially disrupt the smooth supply of the market with fuel in the coming days.Market sources told that problems are expected to arise immediately, given that HELPE controls three of the country's four refineries - in Aspropyrgos, Elefsina and Thessaloniki - and more than 80% of the local market, the strike will cause fuel shortages.According to market sources AEGEAN MARINE PETROLEUM, physical supplier in Greece and 16 more stations worldwide is fully loaded with product since the strike was an anticipated move, after the court decision and able to supply all grades providing 24/7 service.Same thing took place during the past 10-day strike that HELPE had undergone. AEGEAN could cover all needs in the marine fuel market for all contracted customers and spot business as well.Source: World Bunkering