COPENHAGEN: Ezion Holdings Ltd. was sued by a partner which accused the Singapore-based offshore service provider of a conspiracy to induce an A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S unit to breach charter agreements. Ezion’s stock fell.
Ezion created the impression Atlantic Marine Services BV, which it had agreed to charter oil rigs with to Maersk Oil, was in financial trouble, the Amsterdam-based company claimed in a lawsuit filed last month in the Singapore High Court. A closed hearing is scheduled for June 2.
Atlantic Marine said in the suit it agreed to pay inflated charter rates to Ezion for the rig services provided to Maersk Oil to help the Singapore company secure bigger loans. The claims are frivolous and without merit, Ezion’s lawyer Peter Doraisamy said. Maersk Oil, which isn’t a party in the lawsuit, said it has terminated its contract with Atlantic Marine for its failure to meet contractual obligations.
Ezion fell 4.6 percent to S$1.13 at the close in Singapore, the lowest since April 10. About S$39 million of the shares changed hands, the third-most actively-traded stock by value in the city-state.
