ATLANTIC (Panama) owner of MV ESTELLA

CRESTAMONTE (Philippines)
bareboat charterer and operator of MV ESTELLA

NSS (Japan)
appointed as general agent of CRESTAMONTE in Japan under an Agency Agreement

KUMAGAI (Japan)
-local agent of NSS in Osaka
-supplies MV ESTELLA WITH SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

Cause of Action: CRESTAMONTE failed to pay amount due to KUMAGAI.

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NSS and KEIHIN filed complaints-in-intervention.

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FU HING (Hong Kong)
- Supplied marine diesel/fuel to MV ESTELLA
- Incurred barge expenses
- Filed motion for leave to intervene with complaint-in-intervention.
Cause of action: unpaid monetary claims despite demands
o constitute as maritime liens

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K.K. SHELL (Japan)
- provided and supplied marine diesel to MV ESTELLA at the ports of Tokyo and Mutsure in Japan upon
request of NSS
- filed motion to intervene
Cause of Action: failure of CRESTAMONTE to pay amount due
o constitute as maritime lien on MV
ESTELLA