As the US unveiled a new port fee regime targeting China, AAFA said these fees “fail to achieve their stated objectives”.
These fees are set to rise each April, raising the risk that the costs will turn too high for some carriers and begin to be passed along to shippers.
Carriers have deployed non-Chinese-built ships on US routes, while continuing to expand orders at Chinese shipyards, it noted.As the US unveiled a new port fee regime targeting China, AAFA said these fees “fail to achieve their stated objectives”.
These fees are set to rise each April, raising the risk that the costs will turn too high for some carriers and begin to be passed along to shippers.
Carriers have deployed non-Chinese-built ships on US routes, while continuing to expand orders at Chinese shipyards, it noted.
