Ground Transportation
Shippers around the world are waiting to hear if the US will be imposing port fees on vessels linked to China
The U.S. Trade Representative will announce on Thursday its plan to levy port fees on China linked ships, as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to revitalize domestic shipbuilding and combat China's dominance in the high seas. The USTR has a statutory deadline of April 17 to complete its remedies. After concluding that China is using unfair policies and practices in order to dominate global shipping, the agency concluded its investigation one year ago. U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer said last week that the agency will not implement all aspects of its initial fee proposal. The original proposal outlined a...