The Singapore fuel supplier claims it is owed $1.7m for bunkers supplied to the 307,000-dwt Artemis Glory (built 2006) at Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in January.

It has asked a federal court in Dallas to seize Gulf Marine assets held by bank ABN Amro and Marathon Oil Corp, although the assets are not identified in court papers.

Chemoil, in the lawsuit filed through law firms Simms Showers and Kelly Hart & Hallman, claims Gulf Marine should have paid $1.31m