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Chinese iron ore shipment awaits at Mexican Ports

iconOct 29, 2014 17:12
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According to the sources, there are about 95 of crew members of the ships. They also added that, many of the crew members are facing illness as a result of being on the ship for a long time.

Author: Paul Ploumis
29 Oct 2014 Last updated at 05:31:12 GMT
MEXICO CITY (Scrap Monster): According to  the sources, there are about 95 of crew members of the ships. They also added  that, many  of the crew members are facing illness as a result of being on the ship for a long time.

Since the month of March, the Mexican government has been trying hard to stop the  involvement of the drug dealers in the  iron ore sale in Mexico. These drug dealers act as illegal dealers and earn about 15 dollars, on the  export of each tonne of iron ore. About of 44 percent of Mexican output, which is 272,000 tonnes of iron ore, was dealt with a drug group, locally known as the Knights Templar, in the year 2013.

On May 6, Fuzhou Ocean Faith Shipping Ltd., owned ship Best Vision, after a thorough check up by the Mexican customs officials were restrained in the Pacific Ocean Port, located in Manzanillo. The Mexican officials stated that, until the  buyers of the ore, proves that, the ore is brought from a legal producer, the ship cannot be departed from the port.

For the same reason, the Luyang Group, owned by the Luyang eagle, who has completed shipping iron ore, at the  port of Lazero Cardenas, has also been not permitted to get out of the port since May 17. Mexican authorities stated to both the companies that if they fail to prove a legitimate dealer, they will have to leave the iron ore at the port.

The Manager of ocean faith stated that, the company has already lost around 6 million dollars as the ship rental, and other expenses like crew salaries. And the company  will also have to pay another 1 million dollars in order to unload the iron ore.

The managers of the companies, have asked the Mexican authorities to deal the  problem with the company which sold the iron ore to them. They have also  sought help from the Chinese embassy  based in Mexico.

 

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