The attachment of the 43,200-dwt Champion Express (built 1999) at the Port of Hueneme follows a complaint led by Actoil Bunkering Services.
Circumstances surrounding the case are unclear as the suit was filed under seal but Arne Viste, managing director of Bergen-based operator Champion Tankers, tells TradeWinds that the case stems from a payment dispute between the plaintiff and a bankrupt Turkish fuel trader.
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