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Workers protest at Huatai Heavy Industry

Shipyard workers at Nantong-based Huatai Heavy Industry have started a strike this morning, protesting against the shipyard over unpaid salaries, claiming they haven’t been paid for several months.

Local police had to be deployed to the shipyard to maintain order.

When contacted by Splash, an official at the shipyard said they are already in negotiations with the workers and trying their best to solve the issue, without giving any further information.

Huatai Heavy Industry hasn’t received any new orders this year so far. Its last order was for eight chemical tankers from German owner TB Marine-Hamburg in December 2015.

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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