Second major Chinese firm fails to pay ship owners

Reuters, 17 Nov 2011
SINGAPORE, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A second major Chinese shipping firm has halted payments to foreign ship owners because of the severe downturn in the freight market, further straining China's relationship within the global maritime community.
Grand China Logistics, a unit of HNA Group, has withheld payment for months to dry bulk firm Golden Ocean and others without any clear explanation, an industry executive said on Thursday. Full story