, reported in state media, to allow power stations to import coal from any country, "except for Australia".As a result about 1500 mariners, some of whom have been at sea for nearly two years because of COVID-19 related restrictions, have been unable to get off the vessels.
Even a doctor has not been allowed on board to assess crew members with skin lesions and distressed by the possibility of an indefinite voyage, Mr Singh said.A spokesman for the Mediterranean Shipping Company said it had unsuccessfully requested to change the crew in Manila, Hong Kong, Singapore, Busan and Japan.
Gavin Vallely, Australian managing partner at the international law firm HFW, said ship owners and operators were often contractually compensated for delays at port by a special payment called "demurrage". Australia's newly-appointed Trade Minister Dan Tehan said the Australian government was monitoring the situation and urged the parties to find solutions as quickly as possible.
nickbonyhady If countries like Japan, Taiwan, Korea etc protest PRC foreign policy, the PRC will send fighter planes or a flotilla of warships to intimidate the dissent. To do so with AU would be a declaration of war so these trade sanctions are the equivalent. Just sharing the love.
nickbonyhady Trolling I suspect
nickbonyhady Morrison has really stuffed up the export trade with China Billions of dollars lost and unemployment will increase
nickbonyhady Can't the government step in to help? Of course not ScottMorrisonMP doesn't hold a hose. Just resell it to Japan. Not that hard unless you're a Liberal loser.
nickbonyhady Why are we trading with the enemy? There’s no doubt about it. Friends don’t act this way, not even bad ones.