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Union wants to cement jobs, retain NZ-crewed Holcim ship

Maritime unions say up to 32 seafaring jobs are under threat if Holcim replaces cement carrier MV Buffalo with a Panamanian-flagged vessel.

Cement carrier the MV Buffalo.

NBR Staff Wed, 01 Oct 2025

The Maritime Union has described international cement company Holcim's plan to use a Panamanian-flagged and charter crew as a "direct assault" on NZ seafarers and their families.

The union's Auckland branch secretary, Grant Williams, said the move to switch out the NZ-crewed MV Buffalo by Holcim and

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NBR Staff Wed, 01 Oct 2025
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