$3.5m: How much this COSCO ship might be charged when calling at a US port

Public comments continue to fly into the US Trade Representative (USTR) ahead of Monday’s hearing into controversial plans to tax Chinese-built tonnage calling at US ports.  In the more than 150 submissions sent in, a considerable number have hit out at the unfair, blanket nature of the penalties for container shipping in particular.  The trade …

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