LIA M

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New Charter fixed

delivery East Coast South America spot, redelivery Skaw-Gibraltar range with steel slabs, 21.250 $ daily, Ultrabulk

New Time Charter

delivery Kaohsiung spot, trip via Vancouver, redelivery Persian Gulf with grain, 6000 $ daily, Norvic

Bulkcarrier detained due to unpaid wages

According to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) the "Lia M" which entered the port of Quebec on Sep 8, 2013, was detained by the Canadian authorities. Crew complaints included unpaid wages, a collective bargaining agreement that lacked the vessel name, a date or a wage scale; crew with no money, no shampoo, toothpaste or other items; a crew member who had twice been refused access to a doctor; and crew members having been forced to sign blank contracts. Following the detention by Port State Control the vessel was now compliant with the MLC. It was the second vessel detained under the MLC, which came into force on Aug 20 after the "OSV Ocean Carrier" was detained in Denmark also for not having seafarer employment contracts.