A record number of disputes were taken on by Nordisk Skibsrederforening last year, as tough times in the dry bulk freight market were compounded by oil companies trying to walk away from their commercial obligations.
Some 2,301 new cases were reported to the Oslo-based freight, demurrage and defence (FD&D) mutual in 2015, up on the 2,244 high of the previous year, where the caseload had been boosted by the collapse of OW Bunker.
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