Chemical tanker arrested over cargo contamination claim

A brand-new stainless steel chemical tanker owned by Manila-based Seafarers Shipping has languishing under arrest in India’s Deendayal Port for over a week.

The 25,300 Eva Fukuoka (built 2024) was arrested on 5 August by Indian Synthetic Rubber, the owner the cargo of styrene monomer that the ship brought to India, claimed that a portion of it had arrived in a contaminated condition.