Greece's Blue Planet Shipping strenuously disputes complaints that crew on one of its vessels were "abandoned" during a just-completed voyage.

TradeWinds has previously reported on the labour dispute involving the 82,100-dwt Archon (built 2018) and its Chinese crew.

Nine of 21 seafarers demanded repatriation at Barcelona at the beginning of November but remained on the vessel throughout a Black Sea-to-China voyage.