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Issue Date: Mar 31, 1996
Chinese authorities and a dredging contractor are
involved in a mud-slinging match.
The government stopped the contractor, Gitanes Engineering, from
dumping nearly 250,000 cu m of
sludge in Chinese waters. The dispute over contaminated mud has
reached the High Court with the
contractor issuing a writ claiming
US $18.76 million damages. The
row started in July when Gitanes
applied to the environmental protection department for a mudloading permit, which was cleared
only 64 days after it was lodged.
The delay cost the company more
than US $25 million in compensation, labour and shipping costs.
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