News / $1.5m China-built ship charge would bring return of US port congestion

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The million-dollar-plus charges for Chinese-built vessels calling at US ports would unsurprisingly put inflationary pressure on US importers, suggests ING research.

But the knock-on effects could help mitigate the effectiveness of 25% tariffs on the US’s neighbours, according to Xeneta.

Danish bank ING shows that the million-dollar charges for a port call would likely be passed on from shipping lines to US shippers and their customers. A large proportion of the fleet of active containerships was built in China, as will be ...