Those claims alleged they had misdelivered their cargoes because the suppliers were still in possession of the bills of lading.
Lawyers TradeWinds spoke with in Singapore this week were reluctant to go on the record when discussing the OW saga.
However, they all agreed that it was not possible for the OW liquidators to arrest any ships for unpaid bunkers because liquidation claims have no admiralty rights under Singapore law, or any other legal system that, like Singapore’s, is based on English Common Law.
