The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has claimed that DP World’s port automation plan at Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will make Australian container terminals become less productive, more costly and less safe.
In correspondence to the MUA, DP World has indicated plans to spend more than AU$600m (US$383m) on automated equipment within the Australian container terminal network.
The announcement has been made without fulfilling consultation requirements set out in the Enterprise Agreement signed off on by the company little over a year ago, according to the union.
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