The case of dispute over damages for pollution filed by the Administration of Ocean and Fisheries against Kenos Shipping Co., Ltd. and Korea Shipping Association closed by mediation recently.

    In March 2013, the Korean vessel M/V Kenos Athena sank in the Shanwei waters of Guangdong Province. Subsequently the plaintiffs, MSA and the Administration of Ocean and Fisheries, brought actions against the owners and insurer of M/V Kenos Athena. In January 2014, the case filed by MSA closed by mediation.