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7th January 2024

Officers Industrial Action at Manx Ferry Operator Over New Contracts Have Halted

Officers who took industrial action at a Manx ferry firm over new contracts has been halted, in which their seafarers’ trade union has confirmed.

The move follows confirmation by the operator, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company which sent letters putting staff who refused to agree to the new working terms on notice would be rescinded.

According to the union, Nautilus International, the letters issued on 22 December, have since been withdrawn and that its members had been informed to cease their industrial action.

As previously reported, the dispute at the Steam Packet centres the on live aboard requirements on the company’s new flagship ferry, Manxman. The 24,161 gross tonnes newbuild was introduced last August on the Douglas-Heysham route.

The dispute led to affected staff who have been refusing to act up to cover in for rosters of senior roles or work overtime since 27 December.

BBC News have further coverage on the Manx government owned operator.

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World Ocean Day is celebrated annually on June 8th to highlight the important role the ocean has for our life and the planet. The focus each year is on the 30x30 campaign: to create a healthy ocean with abundant wildlife and to stabilise the climate, it is critical that 30% of our planet’s lands, waters, and oceans are protected by 2030.

One of the issues affecting our ocean is marine litter which has become a global problem for both humans and marine life. However, communities around Ireland have demonstrated their desire to be part of the solution by taking part in several beach cleaning and clean-up calls to action.

Statistics show that the number one cause of marine litter is litter dropped in towns and cities.

In 2021, the initiative changed its name from “World Oceans Day” to “World Ocean Day”. By dropping the “s”, its organisers wanted to highlight the fact that we are all connected by a large ocean. This shared ocean supports all life on the planet, by producing most of the oxygen we breathe and regulating climate. No matter where we live, we all depend on the ocean to survive.

This means that each piece of marine litter removed from a beach, river, lake, park or street in Ireland, will have a positive impact on a global scale.