A Ukrainian vehicle carrier has been barred from Paris MoU ports for three years.

The 2,100-dwt Jigawa (built 1972) was detained for the third time in three years on 30 July, in Genoa, Italy.

The ship had 13 deficiencies, including deck cracking, and spent six days under detention.

It was also held in Genoa in February and before that in Savona, Italy, in May, 2014.

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