环球航运联盟有限公司因未能遵守澳大利亚海事安全局（AMSA）发布的书面安全指示，被格莱斯顿地方法院罚款6.3万美元。

该公司拥有悬挂外国国旗的散货船KMAX Leader，也因其违规行为被勒令支付法庭费用。

这艘悬挂利比里亚国旗的船只在遇到推进问题后于2023年10月首次抵达格莱斯顿港。2023年11月，该船进行了大规模的维修工作，但推进系统没有恢复。

由于缺乏有效的维修计划，澳大利亚海事安全局（AMSA）进行了干预，特别是在飓风季节即将到来之际，这增加了大型固定船只留在大堡礁地区的风险。

当局发布了正式指示，要求制定拖曳和故障纠正计划，以确保船舶安全撤离。然而，船长和环球航运联盟有限公司都没有回应AMSA的要求。

2024年2月，KMAX Leader最终被拖出澳大利亚水域，前往一个外国港口，但没有成功恢复推进系统。此后，澳大利亚海事安全局（AMSA）禁止该船在六个月内返回澳大利亚。

根据《2012年航海法》，不遵守AMSA的指令是严重违反行为，可能会导致法律诉讼和严厉处罚。

AMSA的执行董事Michael Drake表示，不遵守安全指令是不可接受的。他警告说，AMSA将对不遵守规定的公司采取迅速而有力的行动，并补充说，在这种情况下，起诉是可能的后果。

德雷克讨论了一艘没有动力的船只在飓风期间留下的潜在危险，他指出，未能安排拖航可能会对港口、环境和周围社区造成严重后果。

AMSA一直在积极监测船舶合规性，在2023-23财政年度，当局向船舶和运营商发出了57份安全指示，涉及机械缺陷、安全违规和海事劳工违规。

澳大利亚海事安全局重申，它不会在安全标准上妥协，确保所有在澳大利亚水域作业的船只遵守严格的海事法规，以防止严重风险。

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英文原文

The Gladstone Magistrates Court has fined Universal Shipping Alliance Ltd $63,000 for failing to comply with a written safety direction issued by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).



The company, which owns the foreign-flagged bulk carrier KMAX Leader, has also been ordered to pay court costs for its non-compliance.



The Liberia-flagged vessel first arrived at the Port of Gladstone in October 2023 after experiencing propulsion issues.   In November 2023, the ship underwent extensive repair work, but the propulsion system was not restored.



Due to the lack of an effective repair plan, AMSA intervened, particularly as cyclone season was approaching, increasing the risk of a large, immobilised vessel remaining in the Great Barrier Reef Region.



The authority issued a formal direction, requiring a towage and fault rectification plan to ensure the vessel’s safe removal.   However, both the ship’s captain and Universal Shipping Alliance Ltd failed to respond to requests from AMSA.



The KMAX Leader was eventually towed out of Australian waters in February 2024 to a foreign port with no successful propulsion restoration.   Following this, AMSA banned the vessel from returning to Australia for six months.



Failing to act on AMSA’s directives is a serious violation under the Navigation Act 2012 and can lead to legal action and strict penalties.



AMSA’s Executive Director of Operations, Michael Drake, stated that non-compliance with safety directives is unacceptable.   He warned that AMSA would take swift and strong action against companies that fail to comply, adding that prosecution is a possible consequence in such cases.



Drake discussed the potential dangers of an unpowered vessel left attended during a cyclone, stating that the failure to arrange towage could have led to severe consequences for the port, environment and surrounding communities.



AMSA has been actively monitoring vessel compliance, and during the 2023-23 financial year, the authority issued 57 safety directions to vessels and operators for mechanical deficiencies, safety breaches, and maritime labour violations.

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