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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) announced that the 'TW Hamburg' has been banned from Australian ports for 12 months. AMSA inspectors boarded the vessel in Gladstone on July 24, 2020, after receiving a tip from seafarers onboard that their employment contracts had expired and they were awaiting repatriation. During the inspection, inspectors were approached by the crew who claimed they had underpaid. The AMSA confirmed the allegations and determined that the crew was owed about AUD $42,000. According to the AMSA, the crew were found to have duplicate seafarer employment agreements that included wage differences of about 25%. The seafarers were being paid based on the agreement for the lower amount. The AMSA also discovered that the quantity and quality of food provided was well below the standards required by the Maritime Labour Convention. The galley and fridges were filthy and the ship had very poor hygiene practices overall. The crew of the 'TW Hamburg' has been repatriated. The ship has departed Gladstone on July 25, bound to Jing Tang, and will not be permitted to approach or enter an Australian port until 29 July 2021.

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Murmansk Commercial Sea Port for the first time handled Capesize dry bulk carrier at Berth Number 13. The TW Hamburg was loaded with 91,099 tons of export coal produced by SUEK, the stevedore company said. The berth depth is 12.5m while the bulker’s maximum draft is 14,9m. The loading operation took four full days and 8.5 hours and ended on July 24th, 2012. The TW Hamburg has a length of 229 m, breadth - 38 m, and loaded draft - about 15 m.