The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has imposed a ban on the Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC Kymea II, for 90 days.
Operated by MSC Ship Management, the container ship has been served with a refusal of access direction notice from Australian ports.
The notice has been issued to MSC after months of sub-standard performance, including severe maintenance issues.
The AMSA has detained nine MSC ships in the last two years, with five being detained this year.
Most of the detentions were...
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