A handysize bulker held in France on suspicion of violating EU sanctions against Russia has been allowed to sail again, after a court there found no evidence to back up any such claim.
Judge Herve Perrussel didn’t just lift detention of the 38,600-dwt Pola Ariake (built 2019) but also condemned the French customs service to pay a hefty compensation to the ship’s registered owner and charterer.
