The problems dealing with the Hungarian steamships Ballaton and Pantonia according to the Dutch newspaper Tilburgsche Courant dated 17 January 1927

An item reported that since 1926 the two Hungarian steamships Ballaton and Pantonia were lying at the shipyard of Wilton Fijenoord at Schiedam. The shipping company already sold both ships two Greece but transfer was not possible yet because the wages of the crews were not paid since November 1926. This resulted in a conflict between the company and the sailors which had several nationalities. Against the decision of the Hungarian consulate in the conflict protested the company and appealed with a result that both ships were seized. Howver if this seizure was ended, could the council of the non-Hungarian sailors also asked for a seizure for this part of the crew.

The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant reported the same day that after approval of the investigations five Hungarian steamships were to be sold to Greece. The negotiations dealing with the sale were still not finished. In the meantime raised a conflict between a Dutch company at Rotterdam and the Hungarian company resulting in a seizure of the Balaton (ex-Mount Sterling, ex-Kerwowlee, ex-campania of 3.610 tons, build 1901 at South Shields) and the Pannonia (ex-Keresaspa, ex-Francinia of 4.353 tons, build in 1903 at Newcastle). Although there was also a conflict going on between the Hungarian company and the crews for unpaid wages were the ships not also seized to solve this conflict; for this was a deal to be expected.

The newspaper De Tribune wrote a day later that the ships were lying at the yard since 5 December and that the crews were not paid since 24 November. The new owners still have not paid the former owner. The several consuls seized the ships in case the Greek owners would not pay to sell the ships to be able to pay the wages.

The newspaper Tilburgsche Courant dated 22 January 1927 reported that the conflicts were solved. While the Pannonia was still lying at Schiedam was the rechristened Balaton now Nicalaoa A departed towards Buenos Aires.