The Russian vessel was arrested in 2017 because it set sail from Kolkata’s Haldia Dock Advanced (File)
Kolkata:
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, erstwhile Kolkata Port Belief, has obtained Rs 20 crore in reference to a courtroom case associated to a Russian vessel Beletsky which was arrested at Haldia Dock Advanced (HDC) in 2017, an official mentioned.
The ship was arrested beneath the jurisdiction of the admiralty bench of the Calcutta Excessive Court docket on the day of its crusing from the HDC in 2017 for not paying dues, he mentioned.
“The proprietor of the 179.5-metre lengthy bulk service did not pay dues to the port authorities, which led to the arrest,” the official mentioned, including that the vessel had remained docked at Haldia for lengthy.
The courtroom granted permission to the port to promote the vessel final yr to understand its dues.
“The ship was offered at Rs 20 crore. The port had realised part of the sale proceeds earlier and obtained Rs 18.74 crore on Friday,” he added.
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