A New Plan for Shipping Fees

The White House has revised plans to charge massive port fees for Chinese-built ships. The new plan will be based on ship capacity, lowering the cost for smaller ships coming into U.S. ports. The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office is also considering lower fees for ships carrying ag commodities. The original plan would charge Chinese-built ships between $500,000 and $1.5 million each time they docked in a U.S. port.