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AMSA: Container ship 90-day ban for serious maintenance defects
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Marshall Island-flagged container ship Big Lilly from Australian waters for 90 days, for serious safety and maintenance issues. Prior to this banning, the ship was detained in Melbourne, …
Oct 4, 2023 / Vessels
AMSA: One-year ban for bulk carrier for appalling treatment of seafarers
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MSXT Emily from Australian waters for one year, after finding apparent serious issues of wage theft and seafarer mistreatment onboard. Following a tip-off …
Aug 24, 2023 / Vessels
Australia bans unsafe ship from Australian waters
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a second Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co vessel from Australian waters, in a crackdown on unsafe and unseaworthy vessels. AMSA issued a 180-day ban on the general cargo ship BBC Pearl …
Jul 11, 2023 / Vessels
Australia bans container ship MSC Kymea II for 90 days
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued on Monday (Feb27) a refusal of access direction notice the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Kymea II from Australian ports for 90 days. AMSA issued the notice following months of sub-standard …
Mar 1, 2023 / Vessels
Inmarsat unveils next-generation maritime safety terminal
New standalone terminal will provide ultra-resilient connectivity to Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network and meet the requirements of major maritime safety systems Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has unveiled a major …
Nov 25, 2022 / Curious
SCHOTTEL EcoPeller for China's first ice-breaking buoy layer
SCHOTTEL has supplied main and auxiliary propulsion units for China's first ice-breaking buoy-layer. The "Haixun 156", which will perform a wide range of tasks, was recently launched by the contracted Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, Hubei …
Jun 7, 2021 / Vessels
Australia bans bulk carrier Movers 3 after months of detention for appalling conditions
AMSA has banned the bulk carrier Movers 3 from Australian ports for 18 months following outstanding mechanical and survey issues being resolved this week. Caption: Bulk carrier Movers 3 - Image courtesy of Chuldan Imansyah Key points:AMSA has banned …
May 5, 2021 / Vessels
AMSA bans Barkly Pearl from Australian waters for 24 months
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued its most severe banning to date to the master and operator of the Marshall Islands-flagged livestock carrier, Barkly Pearl on Thursday, Jan 07, 2021.Due to concerns over the structural integrity of …
Jan 13, 2021 / Vessels
Ship banned for AUD $118,000 in unpaid crew wages
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) on Thursday banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier AC Sesoda for deliberately underpaying its crew by more than AUD $118,000, which the ship’s operator attempted to conceal from authorities.AMSA boarded …
Sep 18, 2020 / Vessels
Australia bans bulk carrier TW Hamburg for wage exploitation
Overnight the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier TW Hamburg from Australian ports for 12 months.AMSA boarded the ship in Gladstone on Friday 24 July 2020 after receiving correspondence that seafarers …
Jul 31, 2020 / Vessels