The 69,000-dwt Aarti Prem (built 1994) was released a day after Justice Shailesh R Brahmbhatt of Gujarat High Court ordered it to be held when Greek bunker supplier BMS United’s Hong Kong division claimed, according to legal sources, it was owed $126,056 for fuel supplied to the ship earlier this year.

The court ordered Mercator to deposit around $142,065 for release of the vessel, including interest of $1,008 and court litigation fees of $15,000.

Mercator