Workers at China’s Qingdao Yangdan Shipbuilding blocked the main entrance to the shipyard on Friday, protesting that they haven’t been paid since December 2015.
While the yard is back to business as usual today, a source told Splash that work has been suspended on two out of four 206,000dwt bulkers ordered by Swiss owner Trafigura which are scheduled for delivery during 2016.
An official at Yangfan told Splash that the yard’s management is still trying to work out a solution for the workers, but didn’t give a time frame.
