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Blacklisted Indian tanker returns to Libya

The  Distya Ameya tanker, owned by India’s Elektrans Group, and blacklisted by the United Nations last week, has returned to Libya to offload its illicit cargo. The ship took on a cargo of oil from the east of war-torn Libya last week from a rival faction to the officially recognised government and was quickly condemned by the UN.

“This episode is a clear warning to all ship owners and trading companies that oil exports from Libya by any other entity than the National Oil Corporation of Libya are illegal and will be stopped,” the NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla said in a statement.

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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