Canadian plunder vessel arriving NZ today
Today, a vessel owned by the Canadian CSL Group arrives New Zealand with phosphates from occupied Western Sahara.
Published 19 April 2010
Trading with such phosphates is in violation of international law.
Still, the vessel CSL Melbourne today docks at the harbour of Northport, New Zealand with phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. The vessel is owned by CSL.
The customer of the phosphate is Ballance Agri-Nutrients, a Kiwi fertilizer firm.
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