News / US port call fees would force ACL to exit transatlantic trade, says CEO

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Niche transatlantic carrier Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has warned it would have to exit the trade if the US Trade Representative (USTR) enforces its proposed 301 rule on Chinese-built ships.

The company, owned by Italy’s Grimaldi Group but has its operational HQ in New Jersey and is led by a US citizen, president and CEO Andrew Abbott, operates a single transatlantic string between North Europe and North America, independent of the main shipping alliances.

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