The Finnish Seamen’s Union

Towards the future of the Arctic Regions:

A significant chartering contract for both Fennica and Nordica in Alaska 

 Arctia Offshore Ltd has signed a significant contract for the chartering of its multi-purpose icebreakers Fennica and Nordica outside the Finnish ice-breaking season.

The international oil giant Shell will charter the vessels during the next three years. The contract is for support services concerning oil and gas production on the North coast of Alaska. The operating areas will be the Seas of Chukch and Beaufort.

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European Transport Workers´ Federation (ETF) 

Women in the Transport Sector - Conference  

Sofia, 5 - 6 October 2011

>> Picture gallery from the meeting...






 

Fairway keepers are multi-talented experts in waterways and marine infrastructure

Fairway keepers and fairway master hands, who are member of the Finnish Seamen’s Union FSU, maintain and look after Finland’s waterways. The common waterways, which have been marked on the maps, are about 19,500 kilometres in total.

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”Young workers can really move things”

The European Union Young Transport Workers got together in Berlin on 27 and 28 June to give views and recommendations for the European Sectoral Social Dialogue (European Commission) about the current situation of young workers in the transport sector.

There is an acute need to create more training and working places for young people. Also the working conditions, working hours (especially overtime) and health and safety at work have to get better. Young people also need more information about the trade unions and of their own rights and collective agreements.

>> Read more about the Transunion Young Workers seminar II, 27-28 June 2011, Berlin

Against the tree!

The Parkko blackens its forehead as it pushes logs along Lake Saimaa

The share of Finnish vessels in inland waterways transport has dramatically decreased during the past 10 years. The cargo has been lost to foreign vessels, which nowadays handle the vast majority of the transportation of goods in inland waterways, including the Vuoksi waterway area.

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