Rising Tide has repeatedly made it clear that non-coal vessels will be allowed to pass through any blockade we conduct on Newcastle Harbour. We are fighting for a fairer Hunter with a more diverse economy - why would we want to disrupt non-coal shipping?
Yet the Silver Nova cruise ship has said it will cancel a planned visit to the city in November, prompting a wave of condemnations against us from the Port of Newcastle, the former Tourism Hunter chairman, and the state government.
