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The Fijian shipping company that s under investigation over the alleged mistreatment of foreign workers claims it has had to cancelled ferry routes because of new manning requirements.
Goundar Shipping announced on its Facebook page this week that it has cancelled two ferry routes because the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji had issued new manning rules.
But in its first public comments on the issues surrounding Goundar, MSAF said it had not issued any new manning requirements as claimed by Goundar Shipping . The Fijian maritime law is clear and it states that it is the ship owner and master s responsibility to ensure that ships are properly manned at all times, MSAF said in a statement.
Luke Rawalai
10 April, 2021, 12:30 am
Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport, Faiyaz Koya is briefed by David Kolitagane at the opening of the MSAF office at Pacific Harbour in Deuba, on Thurs 08 April 2021. Picture: ELIKI NUKUTABU
THE newly-opened $20,000 Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) office is expected to benefit more than 2050 villagers within 14 villages in Serua.
Officiating at the opening of the new office based at Pacific Harbour, Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport Faiyaz Koya said the 12th MSAF office in the country would bring services to the doorsteps of Fijians.
Mr Koya said given Fiji’s geographical dispersion, improving inter-island marine transportation was essential for our livelihoods, trade and commerce.
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The Fijian shipping company that is being investigated for allegedly mistreating its foreign workers is facing a new accusation that it incorrectly registered one of its ferries.
The International Transport Workers Federation, ITF, said Goundar Shipping had registered the ferry Lomaiviti Princess 3 as being shorter and lighter than it actually is. This ferry somehow, on its transit from Canada to Fiji, lost 14 metres, said ITF inspector Sarah Maguire.
The ABC has seen a copy of the ferry s survey certificate, issued by the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji in January last year, that puts the vessel s length at 100 metres.
All seafarers, boat masters and everyone else should take boat safety seriously – Koya
All seafarers, boat masters and everyone else should take boat safety seriously – Koya
Minister for Transport, Faiyaz Koya. [image: Fijian Govt.]
Minister for Transport, Faiyaz Koya is urging to all seafarers, boat masters and people living in Pacific Harbour to take boat safety seriously, ensure their boats are surveyed and inspected regularly and that their boats meet the highest safety standard.
He made these comments during the opening of the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji office in Pacific Harbour today.
He says the opening of this new office is the progression of government’s interest in ensuring that every seafarer living along the Lami to Serua corridor and all its surrounding islands can access their services without having to travel to Suva.