The globe’s biggest delivery company A.P. Moller-Maersk has actually put on hold 5 staff members as component of an examination right into a claimed sexual offense on among its ships run by a united state subsidiary, as well as claimed it was functioning very closely with American authorities.
“We do everything we can to ensure that all of our workplace environments, including vessels, are a safe and welcoming workplace and we’ve launched a top to bottom investigation,” claimed ceo Bill Woodhour of Maersk Line, Limited in an emailed declaration.
Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) is a U.S.-based subsidiary of the A.P. Moller-Maersk team dealing with the united state federal government to sustain army, federal government as well as altruistic objectives, it claimed on its page.
As component of the examination, 5 team participants have actually been put on hold pending the end result of the examination, MLL claimed in the declaration.
The company claimed it was dealing with organized labor, the united state Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, the UNITED STATE Maritime Administration, the UNITED STATE Department of Transportation as well as the UNITED STATE Coast Guard.
“We write today to express our unwavering support for the individual who has shared her story of a sexual assault that took place during Sea Year,” claimed Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary at the UNITED STATE Department of Transportation, as well as Lucinda Lessley, Acting Administrator of the Maritime Administration, in a letter to the Kings Point area datedOct 2.
“Sea Year” is a program run by the academy where cadets acquire knowledge on ships, as well as Maersk Line, Limited joins this program, where it has actually educated 732 cadets given that 2017.
A representative with the united state Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), claimed it understood the claimed event, including that the united state Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Superintendent had actually referred it to the Coast Guard Investigative Service onSept 28.
“We have zero tolerance for sexual assault and sexual harassment at USMMA and in the maritime industry,” the speaker claimed.
“As we determine the appropriate steps required to increase and ensure the safety of USMMA students, we pledge to listen to and work closely with the entire USMMA community including students, parents and alumni.”
(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, Jonathan Saul as well as Daniel Trotta; Editing by Mike Collett-White)
