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Mr Wang Yong of China-based Wang Jing & Co has informed Gard that, by holding the delay in discharge as the primary cause of damage, the appeal court in the bulk carrier Adelante (IMO 9597109) case denied one of the conclusions of the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ) reports, which had held improper ventilation as the only cause of damage. The legal firm said that this suggested a chance for carriers to fully or partially overturn CIQ reports with the support of sufficient evidence, although the undue reliance on CIQ reports in soybean damage cases in Chinese jurisdiction...