Michael Drake

Ship owner and master fined after pilot ladder breaks

broken pilot ladder

Here’s another incident underscoring the importance of pilot ladder maintenance. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) reports that, acting on its behalf, he Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, following a serious accident involving a ship’s mooring master when he was providing pilot services.

The incident occurred May 25, 2023, when the mooring master was providing pilot services on the Panama-flagged...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ship-owner-and-master-fined-after-pilot-ladder-breaks/

Australia bans V.Ships Greece containership

V.Ships Greece managed ship that was banned from Austrlia

Banning the Marshall Islands -flagged containership Big Lilly from Australian waters for 90 days for serious safety and maintenance issues, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was today sharply critical of its operator, V.Ships Greece, part of V.Group, one of the world’s largest providers of third-party ship management services.

Prior to this latest banning, the 1999-built ship was detained in Melbourne, after an AMSA port state control (PSC) inspection identified serious defects...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/australia-bans-v-ships-greece-containership/

Tanker banned from Australia for multiple MLC breaches

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged oil tanker AG Neptune from Australian ports for six months for breaches of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC).

According to the Equasis data base, the 2013-built, 105,405 dwt ship is managed by Singapore-headquartered AG Shipping & Energy Pte Ltd.

AMSA inspected the ship in the Port of Gladstone, in central Queensland, on June 17, 2022 after receiving a complaint regarding the underpayment of seafarers and welfare...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/compliance/tanker-banned-from-australia-for-multiple-mlc-breaches/

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