AMSA bans bulker Movers 3 from Australian ports April 30, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has handed down an 18-month ban to Panama-flagged bulk carrier Movers 3, which is operated by Aswan Shipping.
Movers 3 has been detained at anchor off Weipa in far north Queensland since 4 March 2021 for failing to carry out important regular surveys of the ship, and for appalling working and living conditions onboard.
Overnight, outstanding issues, namely the replacement of poorly maintained ballast tank head vents and the updated ship surveys, were finally resolved after a lengthy port state
control detention.
On 29 April 2021, AMSA released Movers 3 from detention and immediately issued a ban, prohibiting it from entering an Australian port for 18 months.
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A Panama-flagged bulk carrier operated by Qatari shipping company Aswan Shipping has been banned from Australian ports for 18-months following a lengthy Port State Control detention for “appalling” conditions on board.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority says the Movers 3 has been banned after rectifying outstanding mechanical and survey issues. Movers 3 had been detained at anchor off Weipa in far north Queensland since early March for failing to carry out regular surveys of the ship, and for appalling working and living conditions onboard.
The outstanding issues, namely namely the replacement of poorly maintained ballast tank head vents and the updated ship surveys, were finally resolved this week and AMSA immediately handed-down the 18-month ban prohibiting it from entering Australian ports.
Rio Tinto steps in after bauxite ship is detained by Australian Maritime Safety Authority for appalling crew conditions
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Two ships have been detained in Australian waters following concerns about the welfare of their crews (file photo).
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A ship engaged to carry bauxite from Rio Tinto s operations on Cape York has been detained by Australian authorities for exposing its crew to appalling conditions including food and water shortages.
Key points:
AMSA authorities found unsafe and insufficient food stores for the crew
Rio Tinto have stepped in to provide fresh provisions
The Movers 3 is one of two Aswan Shipping carriers under detention in the country for multiple breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention.