A bulker that trades in the fleet of Cyprus Sea Lines has become the latest ship banned from Australian ports as part of a crackdown on vessel safety.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority banned the 91,800-dwt KMAX Leader (built 2010) for 12 months for serious safety violations and the owner’s lack of willingness to communicate.
The KMAX Leader, which the S&P Global International Ship’s Register lists as being owned by Philippines-registered single-ship company Porto Mare, experienced mechanical issues while in the vicinity of the Port of Gladstone in Queensland on the east coast on 26 October 2023.
