Latvian Shipping Company Rejects Claims of Environmental Damage Caused by one of its Ships

The Latvian Shipping Company (LK) is rejecting claims that a tanker which it
owns, the Mar, is causing environmental damage, as has been reported in the
world's media.  LK is selling the ship, which is currently in India.  The ship
is carrying no cargo, and there is nothing about it that could harm the
environment. The ship is made of materials that were permitted back when it was
built. 

“The Mar has all of the necessary documents to deliver it to India and then, in
accordance with international practice, to sell it to a company that will cut
it up into scrap metal,” says LK board chairman Imants Sarmulis. 

LK has undergone a consistent programme of modernising its tanker fleet in
recent years, both because the company is concerned about the environment and
because it wants to be more competitive. As result of it older ships have been
replaced with more modern tankers. 



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