Owners have been urged to make sure they are in compliance with new rules on cargo-handling operations in port.

The Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) of maritime employers and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) have reminded industry players that an amended "dockers clause" in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) comes into force on 1 January.

The CBA was agreed at the last International Bargaining Forum (IBF) negotiations in February 2018, and was effective from 1 January this year.