Danish Maritime and Commercial Court decided that it cannot issue injunctions to arrest vessels outside Denmark for unpaid bunkers

In a recent Maritime and Commercial Court case concerning liability for unpaid bunkers following a charterer’s insolvency, the bunker supplier submitted that the question of whether a vessel can be arrested outside Danish jurisdiction must be decided as a general rule in accordance with the laws and by the courts of the jurisdiction where the arrest is made. The court found that it had  neither pursuant to the Danish Administration of Justice Act nor from any other legal sources any legal basis to set aside the arrest of a vessel effectuated in Argentina as unlawful under Danish law.