By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 9 (Reuters) – China is paying a high price for its unofficial ban on coal imports from Australia, with the cost of domestic and...

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...

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is calling on companies to step up efforts to help seafarers stranded on ships off China as Beijing continues to informally ban coal imports...

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has announced an agreement to disembark the stranded crew members of the bulk carrier Anastasia in Japan. The cargo ship has been stuck off the coast...

(Bloomberg) — China plans to allow some stranded Australian coal shipments to unload despite ongoing curbs on imports, a move aimed at showing goodwill to countries with seafarers stuck on...

By Aaron Clark, Annie Lee and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — After loading up with coal the DZ Weihai slipped into the turquoise waters off the coast of Australia this month and...

By Aaron Clark, Kevin Varley and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Seafarers stuck for months on vessels carrying Australian coal off China’s coast are trapped between authorities who won’t let them unload...

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China is set to allow a shipment of Australian coal into the country, according to a person familiar with the matter, despite a ban on such...

By Aaron Clark and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — More than $500 million worth of Australian coal is on ships anchored off Chinese ports, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries...

By Aaron Clark, Kevin Varley and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Bloomberg) — At least 20 giant bulk carriers are anchored off the Chinese port of Jingtang and unable to offload millions...