Many ports in Australia went on strike, with a backlog of 45,000 boxes 

Work on docks operated by DP World at Australia's four largest ports is reported to have stalled, and the controversy is expected to escalate further in the coming weeks.

The Australian Maritime Union (MUA), which has not signed a contract since October 2023, received new strike rights from Australia's labor regulator after three days of talks broke down, with shippers and carriers calling for government intervention. The dispute has intensified after 10 months of negotiations and nearly four months without a contract.

DP World operates terminals in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Fremantle, which together handle about 40 percent of Australia's freight traffic. The company competes with Patrick, another large terminal operator in the country.

The strike comes after all dockworkers at Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle docks went on strike, while only a small number of workers at Melbourne docks went on strike. According to DP World, the strike has cost a $1.34 billion since it began in October and caused a backlog of about 45,000 containers, causing huge losses.

Frustrated by months of delays and the prospect of a worsening situation, Australian shipping lines, which represent shipowners, operators and agents, have called on the federal government's Labor Relations Minister Tony Burke to step in and use his legal powers to resolve the dispute. 

出货预警！4.5万箱积压，澳洲多港口罢工

       据悉，迪拜世界港口公司(DP World)在澳大利亚四个最大港口运营的码头工作陷入停顿，预计争端可能在未来几周内进一步升级。

       自2023年10月以来，一直没有签订合同的澳大利亚海事联盟(MUA)在为期三天的谈判破裂后，从澳大利亚劳工监管机构获得了新的罢工权利，托运人和承运人呼吁政府进行干预。在经过10个月的谈判和近4个月没有签订合同的情况下加剧了争端。

       DP World在悉尼、布里斯班、墨尔本和弗里曼特尔运营码头，这些码头总共处理澳大利亚约40%的货运量。该公司的竞争对手是该国另一家大型码头运营商帕特里克。

       此前，悉尼、布里斯班和弗里曼特尔码头的码头工人全部罢工，墨尔本码头只有一小部分工作人员罢工。据DP World称，自10月份开始以来，此次罢工行动已耗资13.4亿澳元，并导致约45000个集装箱积压，造成了巨大损失。

       代表船东、运营商和代理商的澳大利亚航运公司对数月的延误和形势恶化的前景感到沮丧，呼吁联邦政府劳资关系部长托尼·伯克介入并利用他的法律权力来解决争端。