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Hunter's VLCC charter dispute balloons to $86m

Original · Splash247 · Shipping · 31m ago
Norwegian shipping investment company Hunter Group's long-running dispute with a VLCC charter counterparty has escalated further, with unpaid hire now exceeding $86m after the largest monthly shortfall reported since the row began. The Oslo-listed company disclosed on Monday that its counterparty paid approximately $18.62m less than the amount due for October, marking the eighth consecutive…
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