U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) are seeing growing support for their push for the Biden Administration to initiate an investigation into the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unfair trade practices in commercial shipbuilding. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) have now joined Baldwin and Casey’s push in support of the United Steelworkers (USW) petition under Section 301 of the Trade Act of...
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Labor Unions Propose Fees on Chinese-Built Ships Calling at U.S. Ports
US Labor unions are calling for a fee to be imposed on vessels constructed in China that dock at US ports in response to what they perceive as unfair shipbuilding…
https://gcaptain.com/labor-unions-propose-fees-on-chinese-built-ships-calling-at-u-s-ports/
USTR petition seeks to impose a port fee on Chinese-built ships docking in U.S. ports
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D.-Wis.) and Bob Casey (D.-Pa.) are throwing their weight behind a coalition of U.S. labor organizations led by the United Steelworkers union (USW) that has filed a Section 301 petition, calling on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to initiate an investigation of Chinese commercial shipbuilding. The petition is for “for relief under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended” and calls for remedies that include levying a port fee on Chinese-built...
US Labor Unions Call for Investigation Into China’s Unfair Shipbuilding Practices
The United Steelworkers Union (USW) has spearheaded a group of labor organizations to file a Section 301 petition urging the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to launch an inquiry into China’s…
China Follows Close Behind South Korea With Second Methanol Containership Launch
by John Konrad (gCaptain) On August 17, China marked another milestone in maritime technological advancements with the launch of the “Eco Maestro”, the world’s second dual-fuel methanol containership. This not…
https://gcaptain.com/china-south-korea-methanol-containership-launch/
Deep Dive Into China’s Move To Build Shadow Fleet Tankers
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Irene Ang at Tradewinds is reporting that Kurow Shipping, a mysterious tanker company with ties to the Shadow Fleet of tankers transporting Russian oil has reportedly…
Chinese Shipyards Gorge on Record LNG Carrier Orders as Swamped Korean Rivals Struggle to Find Capacity
By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (Reuters) – China is making fast inroads in the market for newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers as local and foreign shipowners turn to its shipbuilders…
Tight Shipbuilding Capacity in Asia Leaves Little Room for LNG Carriers
By Joyce Lee and Florence Tan SEOUL, June 2 (Reuters) – Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has mostly filled its order book for the next 2-1/2 years as the pandemic drove demand for container…
https://gcaptain.com/tight-shipbuilding-capacity-in-asia-leaves-little-room-for-lng-carriers/
Is Taiwan’s Evergreen Helping To Finance China’s Naval Expansion?
A new report says that commercial shipbuilding efforts by prominent companies – including Carnival Cruise Lines, CMA CGM, and Taiwan’s Evergreen Shipping – are helping China finance warships. By Michael…
https://gcaptain.com/is-taiwans-evergreen-helping-to-finance-chinas-naval-expansion/
China Announces Largest Home-Built Cruise Ship
The Italian classification society RINA has signed an agreement with China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) to class the largest cruise ship ever built in China. SeaTrade reports that the ship will be…