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Court orders ‘arrested’ livestock export ship at Portland to be auctioned

A livestock carrier “arrested” at Portland by Australian Government officials for alleged non-payment of bills by its owners is set to be auctioned to recover unpaid funds under an Australian Federal Court order.

The Yangtze Fortune in Australia in 2018. Image source: Bahnfrend – CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Yangtze Fortune, which has regularly carried Australian dairy heifers and breeding cattle loaded in Portland, Victoria, and Napier, New Zealand, to China in recent years, has been the subject of court action since being detained by authorities at the Victorian port in late September…

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