News / Tyre giants press for release of rubber cargo held on detained RCL ship

RCL's Mathu Bhum. Photo: VesselFinder.

Major tyre makers Michelin, Goodyear and Yokohama have written to the Association of Indonesian Rubber Companies (Gapkindo) urging the release of rubber cargo in containers still onboard the detained containership, Mathu Bhum.

Operated by Thailand’s Regional Container Lines the vessel was detained by the Indonesian Navy on 4 May after the discovery of 34 containers loaded with what was thought to be illegal palm oil, the export of which was banned at the time.

RCL said the cargo had been booked prior to ...