Authorities in a rebel-controlled Yemeni port have held two Ocean Tankers ships in a payment dispute.
The Singapore operator told Reuters the 74,000-dwt Chao Hu (built 2008) and Hong Ze Hu (built 2008) have been prevented from leaving Hodeida in the Red Sea, which is occupied by Houthi forces.
“The vessels themselves are not under arrest but have unfortunately been caught up in a commercial dispute between cargo interests.
