News / Indonesia arrests RCL box ship said to be carrying banned palm oil

Photo: Peter Ho

10/05/2022

A containership belonging to Thai liner operator Regional Container Lines (RCL) is detained in Indonesia’s Belawan port after allegedly being used in an attempt to export refined palm oil.

The 1990-built 1,248 teu Mathu Bhum (above) is deployed on RCL’s RTB2 service, calling at Bangkok, Singapore, ...

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