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Article

12 Nov 2002

Author:
Maritime Union of Australia

ITF condemn P&O ban of inspector from 'Ships of Shame' [Australia]

The International Transport Federation (ITF) today condemned the banning of its Australian-based coordinator, Dean Summers, from foreign-registered Ships of Shame berthed at P&O docks. The Maritime Union of Australia called on P&O to immediately lift the ban on the ITF inspector and allow him to proceed unhindered in his inspection of ships...In the past, these inspections have uncovered cases of gross underpayment of crews and exposed some shocking cases of dangerous rust-bucket flag of convenience vessels described as floating time bombs.