Maersk: No China Ship Surcharge; Seaspan to Reflag 100 Vessels
Maersk, the world’s second-largest ocean container line, said it won’t levy a surcharge on shippers when U.S. port fees aimed at blunting China’s commercial maritime dominance take effect next month.
The so-called Section 301 fees formulated by the office of the United States Trade Representative on Chinese-built and -operated ships are scheduled to be phased in over a three-year period beginning Oct. 14.
The fees aim to blunt China’s growing dominance of shipping and shipbuilding, which a USTR investigation begun under the Biden administration found were...
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