Manning hitch for new ship
A dispute over manning levels has forced a new $2O million bulk cement carrier out of New Zealand waters for 12 months, according to its owner.
New Zealand Cement Holdings, Ltd, had decided to charter its new carrier to an overseas company rather than accept the New Zealand Maritime Union’s demands to retain traditional manning levels, the company said in a statement released yesterday.
The 6300-ton Milburn Carrier II was completed by the builder and accepted by Cement Holdings on October 16. The new "state of the art” vessel was laid up at
the builder’s yard while it awaited a decision by the Merchant Service Guild to allow it to work at the lower manning level appropriate for a highly automated ship, the company said. The higher-manning demands would cost the company about $700,000 extra a year and affect the carrier’s economic viability, it said.
"New Zealand Cement Holdings has attempted to negotiate these matters since early 1986 without success.”
The company said that placing the vessel in service overseas for 12 months was providing further opportunity for negotiations with the unions.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19871128.2.68
Bibliographic details
Press, 28 November 1987, Page 10
Word Count
187Manning hitch for new ship Press, 28 November 1987, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.