Australian authorities have banned a Greek ship from using the country’s ports for six months over a dispute concerning unpaid wages, reports Trade Winds News.
According to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), they received a complaint about the 81,700-dwt panamax bulker from the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) in late June over some $53,000 in unpaid wages.
Meanwhile the Trojan Maritime-owned ship also failed to pass its port state control inspection and was said to not be maintaining a safe workplace for its crew.