Confusion over the legal ownership of the bulker Full City (built 1995), which grounded off the coast of Norway, continues.

The headquarters of Bejing-based China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co (Cosco) confirms the 26,800-dwt Full City was owned by its subsidiary, Cosco (Hong Kong).

But the Hong Kong arm tells TradeWinds that the bulker is owned by Roc Maritime, a single-vessel company registered in Panama.

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