USTR Softens Fee Proposals for LNG and Car Carriers

USTR softens fee proposals for LNG and car carriers

On 6 June, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) softened fee proposals for non-U.S.-built LNG tankers and car carriers. According to Reuters, the revised proposal removes LNG-related penalties for failing to export a percentage of fuel on U.S.-owned ships. It also would reduce fees

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USTR modifies LNG rules, car carrier fees in planned 301 actions

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has revised plans for restrictions on liquefied natural gas shipments and a port fee on car carriers, asking for feedback on those and other elements of the agency’s planned actions to address China’s practices in the shipbuilding sector. USTR in April unveiled a series of actions to address what it had determined during a yearlong Section 301 (of the Trade Act of 1974) probe were “unreasonable” and tr…

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USTR Relaxes Port Fees On Non-US LNG Tankers & Car Carriers

The earlier proposal had required LNG producers to ship at least 1% of their exports on U.S.-built vessels starting April 2029.

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Analysts examine the latest potential revisions to measures targeting overseas shipping