UAE blacklists local owner over crew abandonment

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken action against another shipowner with a history of abandoning crews.

The locally based Venous Ships Management & Operation has been banned from operating in UAE waters, the Federal Transport Authority stated in a note seen by Splash, because of the company’s repeated offences of ditching ships and crews.

Splash first reported on Fujairah-based Venous in October 2016, detailing the plight of the crew on four abandoned aframaxes in the UAE.

The UAE became an infamous destination for abandoning crew in recent years, prompting local authorities to step in and take firm action against a number of owners.