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

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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, Port Klang, Belawan and Port Klang. Indonesian naval officers intercepted the ship last week as it was about to depart for Port Klang.

Navy spokesman Agung Prasetiawan said: “The ship was carrying 34 containers containing refined, bleached, ...