The Bahamas and China on Thursday signed a bilateral maritime agreement to ease travel and trade in each other’s waterways. <\/P><\/p>\n
According to the agreement, Chinese and Bahamian authorities will offer the same access to their waters for ships registered, owned or sailed by nationals from the other country. <\/P><\/p>\n
The agreement also lowers port charges for ships from the two countries, and grants the ships more access to port facilities. <\/P><\/p>\n
The agreement was signed Thursday afternoon by the Bahamian transportation minister and visiting Chinese officials, including China’s communications vice-minister, Shanxiang Hong, and vice president of China Ocean Shipping Co. Americas, Wang Yuhang. <\/P><\/p>\n
“We share a lot in the maritime sector with the Bahamas. We have a lot of common ground,” Hong said after the signing. <\/P><\/p>\n
The Bahamas currently has the world’s third largest number of international ships on its register, while China is the world’s third largest shipbuilder, Transport Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said. <\/p>\n
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