A pilot scheme is underway in China in which internationally-flagged vessels can work the Chinese coastal trades.
The Chinese Ministry of Transport has begun a pilot programme to partially open up China’s coastal trade.
Eligible foreign vessels, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region will be allowed to take part in the pilot programme which will involve vessels trading between Dalian Port, Tianjin Port, and Qingdao Port. The Yangshan Port Area of...
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