A charter dispute between Eastern Pacific Shipping and DS Marine that briefly shut Cameroon’s only refinery has been resolved, tanker market sources say.
A stand-off over charter payments that left Eastern Pacific’s 105,600-dwt Barents Sea (built 2000) swinging at anchor for weeks with a full cargo has ended, and the ship has begun discharging.
The issue jumped to public attention this week with reports in the Cameroon press that state-backed Sonara had closed the refinery due to a shortage of oil.
