Three maritime workers in Queensland face disciplinary action and may be sacked by their ship towage employer for attending the rally. |
The Plaintiffs in the action had entered into a towage contract with Lambert Eggink Offshore Transport Consultants. |
The fact that the owners are unable to recover the towage charges under Rule XI in the present case does not seem to me to be anomalous. |
For upstream passage, canoes are kept afloat by descending water but require manual towage. |
Port towage clearly does not fall under those definitions since it does not take place at sea. |
The 28-year relationship between the two towage companies will continue beyond the handover and they will continue to work together. |