Dockworkers at DP World Terminals in Australia Reach Tentative Agreement
After four months of industrial action, DP World Terminals and the dockworkers (Maritime Union of Australia) have reached a tentative agreement.
The MUA confirmed that this tentative deal marks “the end of all industrial actions.” The industrial actions were going on since October 2023.
As the JOC reports, the tentative four-year deal will have the dockworkers receiving a 23% pay raise over four years – which has an 8% increase in the first years of the deal.
The tentative deal also includes enhanced safety measures, fatigue management measures guarantees of job security and work-life balance for employees.
Norfolk Southern Plans to Cut/Re-Route Traffic on Some Intermodal Lanes
Norfolk Southern “strongly believes places such as Charlotte, Atlanta, and Florida are going to outpace growth,” which is shifting their focus on providing the best service solution to these areas of growth, Shawn Tureman, VP of Intermodal and Automotive for NS, said in an interview.
The plan is to eliminate domestic and international intermodal service – on February 19th – to Birmingham, Alabama; and New Orleans, due to low volumes transiting those cities – NS tells the JOC in an interview.
They also plan to re-route traffic between Allentown, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Kansas City, and St. Louis, and between Elizabeth, New Jersey; and Toledo, Ohio.