Carmakers and shipowners have called on the Trump administration to rethink steep new port fees on car-carrying ships, arguing that the levies will hurt American consumers and exporters.
The barrage of complaints come after Washington in April announced new port fees it said were designed to revitalise the US shipbuilding industry and combat China’s growing dominance in the sector.
The World Shipping Council and major US companies including Ford and Caterpillar have warned that the levies will be costly and counter-productive, in response to a US Trade Representative (USTR) industry consultation that closed on Monday.
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