Ship forced to wait 269 days finally unloads Australian coal in China

A ship that has waited 269 days off China with a cargo of Australian coal has now been permitted to unload its cargo. The permission was given out of concern for the stranded seafarers and does not indicate an easing of China's ban on Australian coal.
Photo: David Gray/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: David Gray/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Aaron Clark and Kevin Varley, Bloomberg

A ship that waited nine months is among a handful of vessels that China has let unload their cargoes of Australian coal, a reprieve for some of the seafarers and vessels caught by a trade war that at one point stranded more than 70 carriers and 1,400 mariners.

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