It did not disclose the terms of the agreement with the Australian Institute of Marine & Power Engineers (AIMPE).

But AIMPE has now withdrawn its strike notice ahead of a vote on the settlement by engineers between 28 November and 1 December.

Work was due to stop from 03:00 for four hours on 22 November.

Earlier this week the AIMPE, which is representing the engineers, rejected a replacement enterprise agreement proposed by Teekay Shipping (Australia).

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