Ahead of the public hearings being staged in Washington March 24 and March 26, the Canadian government, along with Canadian Great Lakes carriers, have filed statements to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) strongly critical of the Trump administration’s proposed fees of up to $1.5 million per port call of Chinese-built ships. Among the biggest issues raised: the potential devastating impact on shipping costs, supply chains and Canada-U.S. trade.
The USTR invited written comments from industry stakeholders globally concerning what was described as a Proposed Action Pursuant to the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance. This procedure was launched in response to a petition by five US labour unions.
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