Australian waters

Bulk Carrier Banned for Underpaying Seafarers

  • AMSA inspected the ship after receiving a complaint via the ITWF.
  • Seafarers onboard the ship had not been paid their wages in full since August 2019.
  • The outstanding wages total about AUD $45,000 and constitute a breach of the rights of seafarers.
  • It is a breach per their employment agreements under the Maritime Labour Convention.
  • The company had been caught earlier underpaying crew in Australian waters.

AMSA inspected the ship at Hay Point in Mackay on Saturday 25 July 2020 after receiving a...

https://mfame.guru/bulk-carrier-banned-for-underpaying-seafarers/

Overboard container loss investigation underway

The APL England on Wednesday was escorted to the Port of Brisbane, where Australian officials will investigate an at-sea incident in which 40 containers were lost overboard and nearly 75 others were damaged.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) surveyors conducted an inspection of the container ship at anchorage on Tuesday and determined the vessel was structurally sound and could be safely brought into port. Two harbor tugs, one container salvage response vessel, two Queensland water...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/overboard-container-loss-investigation-underway

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