Trade tensions rise: China reacts to US plans for ship fees.
22.04.2025
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Shostal Oleksandr
22.04.2025
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The China Shipowners' Association has announced its intention to continue 'active communication' with the United States regarding the new fees that the Trump administration plans to impose on Chinese vessels.According to the plan announced by the US Trade Representative last Thursday, all ships built in China or owned by Chinese companies will pay a special fee when entering US ports. The amount will depend on the volume of goods transported and will be calculated per individual voyage, Bloomberg reports.The initiative arose from a months-long investigation that, under the Biden administration, examined potential national security threats to the US posed by Chinese shipbuilding. Notably, the new restrictions will apply not only to Chinese vessels - fees are also being imposed on any carriers that were not manufactured in America but enter US ports.
'The actions of the Trump administration are significantly discriminatory,' the China Shipowners' Association stated in an official statement published on WeChat last Saturday. The organization, which represents the interests of all Chinese shipowners, 'strongly opposes the allegations from the US based on false facts and prejudices.'According to the plan, a fee of $50 per net ton (which corresponds to the volume of the ship's profitable space) will come into effect in six months and will gradually increase over the next three years. Another phase of restrictions, which will affect foreign vessels for transporting liquefied natural gas, is set to begin in three years.
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