Image Credit: Seatrade Maritime News Repost: Australia has banned the aframax tanker AG Neptune for six months for failure to fully pay crew wages and other Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) violations. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) had detained the vessel after it was inspected on 17 June in the Port of Gladstone following a complaint on underpayment of seafarers ...
Non-governmental organization Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has released a Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea According to UK-based HRAS, the abuse of human rights has been difficult to report, enforced or remedied given the challenges and underregulated nature of the global maritime environment. The organization hopes to protect the vulnerable seafaring people by drawing up a guideline to ...