National Iranian oil company banned to ship in country's Caspian ports

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31 Aug 2009

Leaders of the Amirabad port in northern Iran banned two vessels carrying petroleum products, to dock at the port. They claim that the oil company owed the Customs Administration $110 million, the Mehr news agency reported. According to the Fars agency, the ban was imposed on four ships, three of them with oil and one with oil-related products. The conflict has not yet been solved, the agency reported.
The source said the Iranian Oil Company owes not only to customs administration in the Caspian Sea.
"The Iranian oil company owed the Northern Customs Administration 100 billion Toman ($110 million).

Source: Trend