VISAKHAPATNAM: Shipping Corporation of India's (SCI)oil tanker,MT Desh Shanti, which was detained in Iran for 26 days, arrived at Visakhapatnam portin the early hours on Wednesday, sources said. "The tanker reached at off shore tanker terminal (OSTT) of Visakhapatnam Port at 5.35am today," port sources said. The vessel was detained on August 12 ...

Bangalore:India has filed an appeal with a regional grouping of 16 maritime nations seeking constitution of a Detention Review Panel to review the case involving the hold-up of an Indian ship by Iran. The appeal is an indication that India may pursue a legal action against Iran for detaining the ship for 26 days, arguing that the detention was illegal....

IRNA news agency says India paid a fine to allow the oil tanker to resume its voyage on Thursday. Tehran:An Indian oil tanker seized by Iran in August for allegedly polluting Gulf waters has been allowed to leave the port where it was held, an Iranian official said Thursday. MT Desh Shanti, owned by state-runShipping Corp. of India Ltd(SCI) was ...