A German bulker has returned to operation after undergoing another check for hidden drugs in France.
The 30,800-dwt Trudy (built 2009) is now en route to Canakkale in Turkey following the inspection in Le Havre.
Commercial manager Minship told TradeWinds that French authorities had requested the ship head to the port from the Netherlands for further investigations and searches.
Earlier checks in Dunkirk and then Rotterdam had led to cocaine being discovered.
Minship said it fully cooperated with the latest search, during which no more drugs were found.
"The ship was cleared and has meanwhile proceeded [with] its planned voyage," the manager said. "None of the crew members which are currently on board have been detained or accused of any wrongdoing."
Of the original crew of 20 arrested after the initial discovery in Dunkirk in October, 19 remain in custody.
No details on criminal probe
"The authorities have not provided any further details in relation to their ongoing investigation," Minship said.
The seafarers were a mix of Russians, Ukrainians, Filipinos and Ethiopians, plus the Romanian captain.
At the start of October, French authorities had found 1.13 tonnes of the narcotic in the vessel after it arrived in Dunkirk from Brazil.
Later in the month, Dutch customs officers then discovered another 529kg in Rotterdam.
This batch was found in the port side of a hold on the handysize in 29 packages.
The Rotterdam public prosecution service estimates the street value of the drug at almost €40m ($46m).
The drugs have since been destroyed.
In between the original French and Dutch searches, a gang armed with wooden sticks raided the vessel at Dunkirk, threatening the replacement crew.
It now appears likely these men were searching for the drugs that had not been seized by French customs officials.
The vessel is insured with the North of England P&I Club.
