The livestock carrier Barkly Pearl has been barred from Australian waters for two years after it was found sailing in the country’s waters with a hole in its hull.
A Sincere Industrial bulker has become the latest vessel to banned from calling Australia over unpaid wages in breach of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has launched an inspection campaign focused on the securing of containers on boxships following a number of incidents involving cargo lost overboard.
Continuing to crackdown on companies breaching the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) the Australian authorities have barred the bulker DL Carnation for 12 months over underpaying the crew.
Australia authorities have barred a Bahamas-flagged bulker Rena for six months over outstanding wages owed to the crew and a failure to maintain a safe workplace.
