US shippers slam USTR port fee plan – 'an apocalypse for trade'

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US shippers slam USTR port fee plan – 'an apocalypse for trade'

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News / US businesses 'highly concerned' over hit from tariff retaliation

News / Shippers cheer US FMC final rule on 'abusive' D&D practices

News / Fiata urges carriers to lower D&D charges as lobbying begins at TPM23

News / West coast port contract talks limp on as permanent traffic loss looms

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News / Mississippi barge quagmire leaves exporters looking for alternative routes

News / US perishables shippers are struggling to keep their markets alive

News / US agri-exporters on the ropes with crippling costs and low returns, says survey

Recommends / US agriculture industry urges Senate on ocean shipping legislation

News / White House calls for more scrutiny of alliances as west coast congestion eases

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US shippers slam USTR port fee plan – 'an apocalypse for trade'

AgTrans Headlines

News / US businesses 'highly concerned' over hit from tariff retaliation

News / Shippers cheer US FMC final rule on 'abusive' D&D practices

News / Fiata urges carriers to lower D&D charges as lobbying begins at TPM23

News / West coast port contract talks limp on as permanent traffic loss looms

News / Starvation threat to chickens prompts emergency delivery order to UP

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Mississippi barge quagmire leaves exporters looking for alternative routes

News / US perishables shippers are struggling to keep their markets alive

News / US agri-exporters on the ropes with crippling costs and low returns, says survey

Recommends / US agriculture industry urges Senate on ocean shipping legislation

News / White House calls for more scrutiny of alliances as west coast congestion eases

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