The hand in the pocket is obliged to put on owners or shipowners ship constructed in Chinawhen their vessels are docked in American ports, a measure that will be in place in 180 days with the amounts increasing progressively, the US Presidency’s trade dealer (USTR) announced yesterday.
The measure also concerns owners and Chinese ship owners not built in China, the USTR services said in the announcement they published.
These fees will be charged by visit to the US – Not in every American port where they are tied – up to five times per ship a year.
The USTR also provides for specific fees for ships carrying vehicles, which will also come into force in 180 days, and for those carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), but in this case Charges will start in three years and will increase in stages for 22 years.
“USTR takes targeted action to restore US yards and react to its irrational actions, policies and practices China to dominate the areas of marine transport, of supply and shipbuilding, “the announcement said.
Former President Joe Biden had commissioned the USTR to investigate “China’s unfair practices in the fields of shipbuilding, maritime transport and supply”.
This research continued during the days of Donald Trump’s successor, who also announced in early March the creation of a special service to strengthen the US shipbuilding industry in the White House.
Dominant after the end of World War II, the US Naval Industry began to shrink and no longer is Despite 0.1% of shipbuilding on a global scale: Asia, especially China, is now dominated by about half of the ships that are stuck, followed by South Korea and Japan.
These three Asian countries build over 95% of ships manufactured, according to the United Nations Conference on Commerce and Development (CNUCED in French, UNCTAD in English).
The announcement is recorded amid trade war between Washington and the US.