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What does this "Arrested by Bunker Supply Co. (Panama Canal) mean?

dragonwriter 10y ago
"Arrested" in this case means, from what I can tell, "seized by authorities on behalf of a creditor based on a lien filed against the ship by the creditor". See, e.g., http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20160907/mammoth-cargo-ship-under-arrest-off-long-beach-due-to-hanjin-shutdown http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20160907/mammoth-cargo... EDIT: More on arrest of a vessel: http://www.maritimelawcenter.com/html/arrest_of_vessel.html http://www.maritimelawcenter.com/html/arrest_of_vessel.html
bkor 10y ago
They arrested the vessel on order of a bunker supply company at Panama Canal. See http://www.maritimelawcenter.com/html/arrest_of_vessel.html http://www.maritimelawcenter.com/html/arrest_of_vessel.html.
- prodigal_erik 10y ago
  Does this mean the ship received fuel oil that isn't paid for? Like tackling a shoplifter on a grand scale?
  - walrus01 10y ago
    basically, yes, in most developed countries ships are provided with large amounts of fuel oil (bunker fuel) on credit, trusting that the large shipping company will pay in the very near future by wire transfer. In really sketchy 3rd world locations ships have to use cash from the captain's safe to buy fuel. If a ship is delinquent in its account with the local fuel supplier, the fuel supplier will file something in their local admiralty court for what is essentially a lien to seize the ship.
  - bkor 10y ago
    A 10.000+ container vessel uses 100-120 tons of fuel per day (see https://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch8en/conc8en/fuel_consumption_containerships.html https://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch8en/conc8en/fuel_c...). Bigger ones are more efficient per container, but it'll still be more than 120 tons of fuel. If you fuel up, that's a lot of bunkers to take in. That's not paid in cash. Credit is used.
Animats 10y ago
They didn't pay their fuel bill.
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"Arrested" in this case means, from what I can tell, "seized by authorities on behalf of a creditor based on a lien filed against the ship by the creditor". See, e.g., http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20160907/mammoth-cargo-ship-under-arrest-off-long-beach-due-to-hanjin-shutdown http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20160907/mammoth-cargo... EDIT: More on arrest of a vessel: http://www.maritimelawcenter.com/html/arrest_of_vessel.html http://www.maritimelawcenter.com/html/arrest_of_vessel.html

bkor 10y ago

They arrested the vessel on order of a bunker supply company at Panama Canal. See http://www.maritimelawcenter.com/html/arrest_of_vessel.html http://www.maritimelawcenter.com/html/arrest_of_vessel.html.

prodigal_erik 10y ago
Does this mean the ship received fuel oil that isn't paid for? Like tackling a shoplifter on a grand scale?
- walrus01 10y ago
  basically, yes, in most developed countries ships are provided with large amounts of fuel oil (bunker fuel) on credit, trusting that the large shipping company will pay in the very near future by wire transfer. In really sketchy 3rd world locations ships have to use cash from the captain's safe to buy fuel. If a ship is delinquent in its account with the local fuel supplier, the fuel supplier will file something in their local admiralty court for what is essentially a lien to seize the ship.
- bkor 10y ago
  A 10.000+ container vessel uses 100-120 tons of fuel per day (see https://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch8en/conc8en/fuel_consumption_containerships.html https://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch8en/conc8en/fuel_c...). Bigger ones are more efficient per container, but it'll still be more than 120 tons of fuel. If you fuel up, that's a lot of bunkers to take in. That's not paid in cash. Credit is used.

Animats 10y ago

They didn't pay their fuel bill.

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