PdV crude cargo detained in Dutch Antilles

摘要

Venezuelan state-owned PdV has been ordered to place 545,000 bl of seaborne crude into storage on the Dutch island of St. Eustatius in the Caribbean until a UK court rules on a $30mn claim for unpaid charter fees. The order was issued on 10 March by a court based on another Dutch Caribbean island, St. Maarten, in response to a claim against PdV for overdue fees filed by Liberia-based tanker manager Sigma Navigation and 10 other shipowners.