Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- The Orissa High Court has ordered the arrest of a Cameroon-flagged crude oil tanker, MT Unity (IMO No. 9388792), at Paradip Port over an alleged outstanding maritime claim of USD 110,168.50 arising from non-payment of dues for repair and replacement work on the vessel's auxiliary boiler.
Justice V. Narasingh passed the order on Friday on a suit filed by Boilerman Limited against MT Unity, FMTC Ship Charter LLC and Paradip Port Trust, holding that the plaintiff had established a "reasonably arguable best case and an enforceable maritime claim" under Section 4(1)(l) of the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017.
According to the plaintiff, it had undertaken the replacement of tubes in the...