Friday, September 25
India's southern state of Kerala has sued Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and sought $1.1 billion in compensation after one of its container vessels sank and leaked fuel into the Arabian Sea in May. The high court in Kerala issued an order late on Monday asking port authorities to effect "the arrest, seizure and detention" of another MSC ship anchored in the Vizhinjam Port in the state until it deposits securities for the claim amount. MSC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. An Indian government statement in May said the company had appointed a marine services company for oil removal and environmental clean up. On May 25, Liberia-flagged MSC ELSA3 ship travelling from Vizhinjam on India's southern tip to Kochi had capsized. The incident had resulted i
