The story is getting a bit of play, and to be fair the number of ships is increasing.

Background to the story is this post back earlier in November:

  • At least 20 giant bulk carriers are anchored off the Chinese port of Jingtang and unable to offload millions of tons of Australian coal, the latest casualty of the growing diplomatic row between Canberra and Beijing.
  • Fifteen of the ships have been waiting since June, and the remainder have been delayed for at least four weeks,
The story is getting a bit of play, and to be fair the number of ships is increasing.