Ship detained in Paradip worth Rs. 50 crore for not paying
Ship worth Rs 50 crore detained at Paradip port for not paying up Rs 15 lakh. The High Court has ordered detention of MV Purple Fortune.
Paradip: Ship worth Rs 50 crore detained at Paradip port for not paying up Rs 15 lakh. The High Court has ordered the detention of the ship MV Purple Fortune. According to reports, an exporter company named MH Bland SL had approached the High Court for the outstanding money.
Reports say, the company had supplied various goods to the ship. But the ship owner had planned to leave Paradip port today without paying the money. The ship was brought to Paradip port through Seaway Shipping Stevedoring Agency.
It was supposed to leave Paradip port this morning after collecting the cargo at the port’s CQ-2 berth. The company informed the court that the ship was planning to leave Paradip without paying Rs 15 lakh for supplies, interest and case management expenses. Judge Justice M.M. Raman heard the case and ordered the ship to be detained.
Recently on August 16, the arrest of a ship in Paradip port had been ordered by Orrisa High Court. According to reports, the Orissa High Court ordered the arrest of ship on the basis of the arrest warrant on the basis of an application of a German company.
The ship identified as MV Wadi Alboston was docked in the anchorage area in Paradip Port. The ship owner appealed to the High Court that he is scheduled to get nearly four crores. The ship would have gone from Paradip to China with iron ore.
Recently on July 31, a Chinese ship had been detained in Paradip port. The ship MJHEHAI 505 from China has been stopped at Paradip. The High Court has ordered the detention of the ship.
The High Court had said that if the ship is not stopped immediately, there is a danger of it leaving the port of Paradip. Therefore, the High Court had ordered to detain the ship.
