The companies, importers, retailers and farmers of the United States are breathing a sigh of relief when the administration of President Donald Trump announced a gradual implementation of the port rates in “Chinese” vessels, starting with $ 0 during the first 180 days, instead of those previously announced $ 1 million to $ 1.5 million per call.
Shipping containers in the port of Miami are in front of the Miami horizon, April 9, 2025.
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The rates, which initially had the potential to be cumulative, or more than $ 3 million for the affected ships for the ships that are carried out in China, or operated or owned by a company with any Chinese container in its fleet or in order, had caused an unprecedented protest of the people and companies to which it would affect, since they are already facing greater costs due to the tariffs.
If the rates had been issued as of Thursday, as expected initially, experts predicted that most ships would omit smaller ports for the largest, creating supply chain problems and labor.
“Currently, the ships visit an average of three to four US ports, both large and small, to move the US cargo,” Nate Herman, senior vice president of American Poly. AND The Footwear Association testified to the United States Trade Representative Office in March. “The United States has more than 300 ports, but only 10 main ports.”
“If the proposed rates are implemented in each port call, the loaders will probably reduce their visits to the port to a single US port Uttr.
-ABC News’ Soo Youun
