Australia bans Taiwanese bulker for underpaying crew

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the 2008-built 28,300 dwt handy bulk carrier for deliberately underpaying its crew by more than AUD$118,000 ($86,368). AMSA boarded the vessel at Mourilyan in Queensland last week to investigate allegations about the underpayment and collected evidence that proved a number of crew had only been paid half …

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