RIJEKA, Aug 9 (Hina) - A container ship of the Rijeka-based Croatia Line company was sold in the South African port of Durban to the Cape Denison Shipping firm at the price of 10.1 million dollars, on August 5, the Croatia Line public
relations office said on Monday. The ship "Dubrovnik Express" was confiscated in the beginning of June when Hamburgische Landesbank, the biggest creditor of the Rijeka company, decided to foreclose on the mortgage it held over the ship. This ship is one of the most up to date ships of the Rijeka company and was built in 1987 in the Pula-based shipyard "Uljanik". Sailors of "Dubrovnik Express" left the ship previously after they received all back wages and returned to Rijeka on July 18. The head of the Croatian Line public relations office, Slavica Bosancic, said that only four out of remaining 19 ships in the company's fleet, were currently
RIJEKA, Aug 9 (Hina) - A container ship of the Rijeka-based Croatia
Line company was sold in the South African port of Durban to the Cape
Denison Shipping firm at the price of 10.1 million dollars, on
August 5, the Croatia Line public relations office said on Monday.
The ship "Dubrovnik Express" was confiscated in the beginning of
June when Hamburgische Landesbank, the biggest creditor of the
Rijeka company, decided to foreclose on the mortgage it held over
the ship.
This ship is one of the most up to date ships of the Rijeka company
and was built in 1987 in the Pula-based shipyard "Uljanik".
Sailors of "Dubrovnik Express" left the ship previously after they
received all back wages and returned to Rijeka on July 18.
The head of the Croatian Line public relations office, Slavica
Bosancic, said that only four out of remaining 19 ships in the
company's fleet, were currently sailing.
(hina) ms