If I wanted to be cynical i would say that this was all a game by WW.
He knew that whatever deal he offered, Bassa would reject it.He was able to confidently say no new fleet knowing that Bassa would still say no and not show it to their members.
Surely it would be more appropriate to say that this is all a game by BASSA. Are you trying to say that dogmatically rejecting ANY deal put forward by WW is the action of a rational, straight forward and transparent organisation?
Those deals were there for the taking at each and every instance of offering and to think otherwise says more about BASSA than WW. If they had been accepted by BASSA at those times then this debacle would not be. To have the temerity to suggest the WW is playing games suggests that your definition of game playing needs to be revisited.