An apparent conflict of interests may immerse the DR in an international conflict. The Dominican Port Authority confirmed yesterday that the reason it did not allow the freighter SL Service Inc.’s CSX Crusader to dock in Haina was that the ship did not present a cargo manifest 48 hours in advance and did not deliver to a licensed shipping company. The Dominican Association of Shippers stands by the decision of the Port Authority (Apordom). SL Service took over the operations of Sealand in the Dominican Republic, according to news reports. The company denies it did not have a permission to dock. Anibal Garcia Duverge of Apordom said that the captain of the ship was given the option of docking here by converting the ship into its own shipping agent as Dominican law permits, but he chose to voluntarily depart.
