Singapore authorities detained one of many oil tankers from Gatik Ship Management’s fleet, a serious service of Russian oil to India, for 3 days final month over issues of safety, in accordance with port state management information from Tokyo MoU.
The Gabon-flagged tanker Lefkada was detained on May 11 after a number of deficiencies have been discovered, the report from the main port physique confirmed.
They included upkeep of the ship and gear, hearth safety system and life-saving gear.
The ship was launched on May 13 after the protection points have been rectified, a supply aware of the matter mentioned.
The supply added the inspection was a part of random checks on ships.
Lefkada was listed as managed by India-based Zidan Ship Management.
Zidan handles security and environmental-related points for the vessel, whereas business operations are managed by Gatik, in accordance with public transport database Equasis.
Gatik and Gabon’s registry didn’t reply to requests for remark, whereas contact particulars for Zidan couldn’t be discovered for remark.
Mumbai-based Gatik emerged this 12 months as a major participant in Russian oil transport and it has been reflagging and reclassifying its ships after a number of worldwide companies withdrew certification and insurance coverage protection.
The ship was en path to India after loading Russian Sokol crude close to Yeosu port in South Korea, in accordance with Kpler information.
The threat of accidents is in focus after the Pablo supertanker caught hearth in waters off Malaysia’s southern coast on May 1.
(Reuters – Reporting by Florence Tan and Jonathan Saul; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
