Since April, the vessel has been docked in Bergen, after unnamed insurance companies terminated the vessel’s cover due to the company’s connections with sanctioned Russian firm GTLK Asia.
GTLK was added to the EU’s list of sanctioned companies earlier this year because of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Under a current agreement between Havila and the sanctioned firm, the line has the option to purchase the vessel two years after delivery, but cannot due to the sanctions.
During the period, Havila has worked with short-term solutions to get the ship back into operation, at the same time as it has worked with solutions for a change of ownership of the ship.
