Final US port fee plan won’t be released until July at the earliest
- USTR requests comments on proposed changes to port fees for vehicle carriers and cargo preference rules for LNG exports
- Vehicle carrier fees to be significantly reduced; USTR removes threat to revoke LNG export licences, switches reporting requirement to LNG vessel operators
- Shipping interests believe USTR has exceeded its authority with fees that support US shipbuilding, as opposed to targeting Chinese practices
If you’re a ship operator planning global deployments that extend beyond mid-October, you’d like to know what the rules will be for US port fees. Ship operators won’t know those rules for at least another month
