Advisories

Svitzer industrial action – Vessels impacted

14 Nov 2022

As you may have noted, there have recently been several Industrial Action notices posted against Svitzer, for all ports across Australia.

We are assessing the situation and working on arrangements to mitigate the impact to your cargo. So far this has impacted the below vessels, we will keep you posted if we receive further updates.

Service Vessel/Voyage Schedule Impact
Service
OC1
Vessel/Voyage
SPIRIT OF MELBOURNE 238S/244N
Schedule Impact
Advance departure from Melbourne, impacting cargo operations.
Separate notifications have been sent
Service
PANZ
Vessel/Voyage
MATE 224S/228N
Schedule Impact
Delayed into Melbourne ETA 14/11/2022
Service
COBRA
Vessel/Voyage
MAERSK SEOUL 241S/242N
Schedule Impact
Advance departure in Fremantle ,2nd Fremantle and Adelaide calls confirmed. Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane dates are still tentative.
Separate notifications have been sent for the 1st Fremantle call
Service
DRAGON
Vessel/Voyage
MAERSK SEBAROK 241S/245N
Schedule Impact
Delayed into Melbourne ETA 15/11/2022 and Brisbane ETA 19/11/2022
Service
OC1
Vessel/Voyage
OLUF MAERSK 239S/245N
Schedule Impact
Delayed into Melbourne ETA 17/11/2022

We regret any inconvenience this may have caused, should you have any questions please contact our Customer Experience Team via our Live Chat channel.

We thank you in advance for trusting Maersk as your supply chain partner.

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