Strike action that disrupted the holidays of thousands of cruise passengers and affected dozens of other vessels visiting Tasmanian shores appears to have been resolved.
TasPorts and the union representing their marine pilots reached an in-principal agreement on Wednesday afternoon, settling for a 12% pay increase spread over three years.
The state-owned company were forced back to the negotiation table after members of the Australian Maritime Officers Union announced further industrial action due to a pay dispute would begin from 12pm on Wednesday.
The proposed action would have included more work stoppages on weekends and public holidays, bans on work outside rostered hours and no communication with agents.
This latest disruption also impacted multiple cruise ships, with both the Viking Sky and Norwegian Spirit cancelling their planned visits to the state this weekend.
Normal port operations are expected to resume as soon as possible.
