# Court ruling on seized phosphate shipment delayed | RNZ

> A South African court delayed its ruling on a phosphate shipment bound for New Zealand, extending the vessel's detention by another week. The cargo of about 54,000 tonnes was seized after activists argued it was mined illegally in Western Sahara.

- Date: 2017-06-09 · published 2017-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70818-court-ruling-on-seized-phosphate-shipment-delayed-rnz
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Continued detention of phosphate cargo tightens near-term rock supply for New Zealand, a modest bullish factor for phosphate fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- rnz.co.nz: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/332658/court-ruling-on-seized-phosphate-shipment-delayed

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