The U.S. is not prepared to win an economic war against China-built containerships, farmers, ocean carriers warn

Shipping, port officials say fees on Chinese-built ships would cost jobs

DULUTH — Great Lakes shipping officials are pushing back on the Trump administration’s proposed port fee on Chinese-built ships, arguing the move could lead to less cargo moving through U.S. ports and threaten domestic port jobs. The Office of the United States Trade Representative last month proposed charging stacking fees of up to $3 million every time a Chinese-built ship stops at a U.S. port, regardless of what country’s flag it sails under …

Lawmakers debate merits of raising limit on foreign, used vessel purchases

Several lawmakers pushed back Tuesday against U.S. Transportation Command Commander Gen. Randall Reed’s request to raise the limit on buying foreign-made and used ships, arguing for resources to be shifted to domestic shipbuilding instead. The House Armed Services readiness and seapower and projection forces subcommittees gathered this week to discuss TRANSCOM’s current posture, where Reed delivered similar remarks and requests to those he made …

U.S. fossil fuel, farm groups rail against Trump port fee plan at hearing

Opponents say Trump’s port fee plan would make U.S. export prices unattractive, and cause up to $30-billion of annual import costs on American consumers

Billion-dollar US levies on Chinese ships risk 'trade apocalypse'

For a symbol of the chaos engulfing world trade since the Trump administration walked into the White House, look no further than a pile of 16,000 metric tons of steel pipes. Stevedores in Germany should be preparing to load the first batch on a ...

OMSA Proposes a Daily Fee on Chinese-Made Offshore Vessels in US Waters

America's offshore vessel operators are pleased with the White House's proposal for steep fees on Chinese ships, and they would like the admi...

EU, Canada urge USTR to rethink proposed shipbuilding remedies

The European Union and Canada are pressing the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to reconsider proposed port fees and other measures the agency believes are needed to counter China’s dominance in the shipbuilding sector, warning of potential disruptions to trade. The EU’s Delegation to the U.S. and the Canadian embassy this week told the agency in written comments that the measures, proposed as part of USTR’s Section 301 investigation into…