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Bulkcarrier with phosphate cargo released
The "Ultra Innovation" has left Panama in the morning of May 20 bound to Vancouver after having been detained by the local authorities for several days. The release took place after a judge has rejected a claim for seizure of the load. The liberation movement Polisario had claimed the cargo - consisting of 50,000 tons of phosphate - should be seized because the phosphate was extracted in the Western Sahara which has been occupied by Morocco since 1975. In its application for seizure, Polisario refered to the fact that, according to international law, it is not allowed to sail with cargo from occupied countries. A verdict by the EU court of December 2016 stated that Polisario represented the people of the Western Sahara and their political and economic interests. Ultrabulk, who has completed many similar sailings, has thoroughly investigated the matter and is of the opinion that the transport is legal, a perception shared by Danish shipping companies. Ultrabulk transports the phosphate on behalf of the Moroccan company Groupe OCP, which is the world's leading exporter. In Vancouver, the phosphate will be used for the production of fertilizers.
Another phosphate carrying bulkcarrier arrested
The "Ultra Innovation" carrying about 50.000 tons phosphate probably destined for the Canadian company Agrium, was arrested in the night of May 17, 2017, by a court order during the transit of the Panama Canal to the port of Vancouver. This is the second incident of the same type recorded in less than three weeks after the one that resulted in the seizure of the cargo of the "Cherry Blossom" in South Africa. On 18 May the Maritime Court in Port Elizabeth was to decide on the fate of the 54.000 tonnes of phosphates transported by the vessel for an OCP customer in New Zealand. The Polisario Front saw this operation in line with the policy now taken by the movement to take action in international jurisdictions since the European Court of Justice ruling on the question of Territoriality within the framework of the Morocco-EU agreements.
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