More than 50 Australian coal ships remain stranded off China's coast despite power blackouts

Some 53 vessels have been waiting offshore for more than four weeks while coal ships from other countries have delivered their loads

More than 50 Australian coal ships are still stranded off China's coast, held up by a Chinese government import ban, despite the country facing coal shortages and one of its worst power blackouts in years.

China has rejected suggestions that its October ban on Australian coal has contributed to the coal shortage but the ban has been linked to higher domestic prices. Analysts have said that under the current circumstances any incoming coal would help.