China Ship Fees Announced

Posted 4/18/25

The US Trade Representative's office announced a schedule for the imposition of fees on Chinese-built vessels calling on US ports. Markedly less punitive than initially proposed, Thursday's announced Section 301 measures will be implemented in two phases an escalating per-ton charge on foreign ships and, three years out, a scheme to penalize non-US LNG carriers,

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Vol 46 No. 42, October 19, 2026

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