WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 286236 [post_author] => 5 [post_date] => 2023-02-28 00:07:35 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-02-28 00:07:35 [post_content] => The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) containership from entering Australian ports over maintenance and safety-related deficiencies following a string of detentions involving MSC-operated ships. AMSA issued a 90-day refusal of access direction notice on Sunday against the Liberian-flagged MSC Kymea II. AMSA says it issued the notice following months of sub-standard performance from the ship’s operator, Cyprus-based MSC Shipmanagement Ltd, including critical maintenance issues.  Over the past two years, AMSA has detained nine MSC-operated ships, including five so far in 2023. AMSA said many of these detentions showed systemic sub-standard maintenance practices onboard.   The... [post_title] => Australia Bans MSC Containership for 90 Days: AMSA Calls Out Operator Over Repeat Offenses [post_excerpt] => The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) containership from entering Australian ports over maintenance and safety-related deficiencies following a string of detentions involving MSC-operated ship... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => australia-bans-msc-containership-for-90-days-amsa-calls-out-operator-over-repeat-offenses [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-02-28 00:07:35 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-02-28 00:07:35 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://gcaptain.com/?p=178120 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )