K Line is engaged in talks to settle a court battle over a collision between a VLGC and a tank barge and the resulting oil product spill that sparked thousands of claims from the seafood industry.

A US federal judge has placed a pause on trial deadlines in the lawsuit while the negotiations continue.

Vessel snapshot

Type: VLGC

Owner: FPG Shipholding Panama

Manager: K Line Energy Ship Management, a subsidiary of K Line

Flag: Panama

Classification society: American Bureau of Shipping

The decision by US District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown comes more than five months after he