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US Waters Down China Ship Fee Plans, COSCO Remains Indignant

Apr 21, 2025

On April 17, the Trump administration shielded domestic exporters and vessel owners servicing the Great Lakes, the Caribbean and U.S. territories from port fees to be levied on China-built vessels.The Federal Register notice posted by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) was watered down from a February proposal for fees on China-built ship of up to $1.5 million per port call.Ocean shipping transports about 80% of global trade - from food and furniture to cement and coal…

Charting the Evolving U.S Offshore Wind Landscape

10 hours ago

Only four or five months ago, the U.S. offshore market seemed poised to embark on a phase of major expansion to become one of the world’s largest markets for offshore wind installations. How things have changed with the swearing in of the new Trump Administration…

China Watching CK Hutchison Ports Deal Closely

Apr 27, 2025

China's top market regulator said on Sunday it was paying close attention to CK Hutchison's planned sale of most of its port operations to a BlackRock-led consortium and parties to the deal should not try to avoid an antitrust review.The sale by the Hong Kong conglomerate…

NTSB Calls for Better Preparedness of Land-Based Firefighters

Apr 15, 2025

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that land-based firefighters be better prepared for marine vessel firefighting following a fatal fire on the roll-on/roll-off container vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio in Newark…

US Wants Other Nations to Block Potential China Tariff Work-Around

Apr 15, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump administration plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U.S. trading partners to limit their dealings with China, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing people with knowledge of the conversations…

Trump to Push Allies to Conform to Chinese Vessel Fee Plans

Apr 09, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at reviving U.S. shipbuilding and reducing China's grip on the global shipping industry.Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers for years have warned about China's growing dominance on the seas and diminishing U…

Australian Regulator Greenlights Qube's RoRo Terminal Deal

Apr 09, 2025

Australia's competition watchdog said on Thursday it is not opposed to the country's largest integrated terminal and freight logistics provider, Qube, acquiring Melbourne International RoRo & Auto Terminal (MIRRAT), subject to certain undertakings by the firm…

Trump Announces at Least 10% Tariff on All Imports

Apr 02, 2025

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the U.S. and higher duties on dozens of other countries, including some of the United States' biggest trading partners, deepening a trade war that he kicked off on his return to the White House…

US Fossil Fuel, Farm Groups Rail Against Trump Port Fee Plan

Mar 26, 2025

Fossil fuel and agriculture industry executives on Wednesday criticized a plan by President Donald Trump's administration for big fees on China-linked ships entering U.S. ports, arguing at a hearing in Washington that the move would hobble their ability to export everything from coal to soybeans…

UK Charts Course for Carbon Free Shipping

Mar 25, 2025

The UK Maritime Minister Mike Kane has revealed the government’s new goals for all vessels that operate in UK waters and dock at UK ports to be carbon free.Part of the government’s Plan for Change, the new Maritime decarbonization strategy sets…

Tariffs Bite: Venezuela Oil Loading Slows

Mar 25, 2025

Loading of Venezuela's heavy crude at its main oil ports slowed this week after the U.S. imposed a tariff on trade with countries buying the South American nation's oil and producer Chevron began reducing its tanker fleetthere, according to shipping data and a document seen on Tuesday…

Cruise Ship Passenger Charged for Alleged Attempt to Smuggle Cocaine into Australia

Mar 17, 2025

A Brazilian national has been charged over a failed plan to import about 10kg of cocaine into Australia on a cruise ship from Argentina.The man, 48, is expected to appear before Downing Centre Local Court today (March 17, 2025), charged with importing and possessing border controlled drugs…

“American Cargo For American Ships Act” Introduced

Mar 11, 2025

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Chair Mike Ezell (MS-04) introduced the bipartisan “American Cargo for American Ships Act” to strengthen U.S. Cargo preference laws and promote American economic growth…

Blue or Red, Both Aisles of U.S. Politics Agree on Need to Bolster Shipbuilding

Mar 07, 2025

The United States is preparing to impose docking fees at its ports on any ship belonging to a fleet that includes Chinese-built or Chinese-flagged vessels, according to a draft executive order, a move aimed to both revitalize U.S. shipbuilding…

DOE OKs LNG Export Permit Extension for Golden Pass

Mar 05, 2025

The Department of Energy approved an LNG export permit extension for Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC, marking yet another step toward meeting President Trump’s and Secretary Wright’s commitment to unleash American energy dominance and restore regular order to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export reviews…

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