Subscribe to RSS feedLiner industry "disbelief" at Bligh cost demands
Australia's international competitiveness would be hit were Swire to agree to Queensland premier Anna Bligh's demand that it cover the entire cost of the March 13 Pacific Adventurer oil spill, Shipping Australia chief Llew Russell said yesterday.
Llew Russell: Disbelief at government comments on established global convention
Ms Bligh on Sunday accused Swire of reneging on an agreement to cover the estimated $34m cost of the spill along the state's coast.
Her stance was backed by federal infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese.
The 23,737 dwt Pacific Adventurer lost 31 containers...
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