A plan by the Trump administration to introduce fees on the use of Chinese commercial ships is likely to damage the US ...

The problem rests in a plan authored by the U.S. Trade Representative, or USTR, to charge exorbitant port fees — in some ...

Although there is a broad consensus today among policymakers on the economic costs of delaying trade liberalization ... imports of petroleum products (owing to physical constraints at port facilities) ...

Further trade liberalization in these areas particularly, by both industrial and developing countries, would help the poorest escape from extreme poverty while also benefiting the industrial countries ...

US threats of hefty tariffs and million-dollar port fees raise alarms ... The global ocean shipping industry that handles 80% of world trade is navigating a sea of uncertainty as U.S. President ...

The global ocean shipping industry ... the U.S. Trade Representative on February 21 proposed hefty fees on Chinese-built vessels entering U.S. ports under a union-supported plan to spur U.S ...

a top shipping trade group said. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has outlined a plan for fees on Chinese-built ships that enter American ports. There’s also a mandate requiring a portion ...

The problem rests in a plan authored by the U.S. Trade ... port fees — in some cases $1.5 million dollars — for every incoming vessel that’s part of a fleet with even one Chinese-built ship.