American shrimpers welcome plan to 'make seafood great again'
Fish and seafood supply chains could be set to change following a US plan to ...
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Senators yesterday introduced two more bills impacting shipping, meaning operators of large foreign vessels could have to pay the US $250bn over the next decade.
One, the International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act, aims to clean up the air around port communities, imposes a pollution fee on large vessels offloading cargo in the US.
Ships with 10,000 gross tonnage or more would face a levy of $150 per ton on the carbon emissions of the fuel burned on the inbound trip, plus fees for ...
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