Department of Commerce

200% duties on Chinese chassis ‘really big win’ for US manufacturers

Chinese manufacturers of container chassis will be facing duties on sales into the U.S. of more than 200% for the next five years following a final finding by the Department of Commerce.

The final ruling on the size of the duties handed down by Commerce last week follows earlier findings by the International Trade Commission that Chinese manufacturers had sold chassis into the U.S. at less than fair value.

The finding is good news for the five major manufacturers of intermodal chassis in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/200-duties-on-chinese-chassis-really-big-win-for-us-manufacturers

NOAA forms first partnership with offshore wind developer

The Sea-Jay comes into dock at Llandudno, U.K., with the Ørsted Burbo Bank windfarm in the background.

When it comes to finding energy solutions, some people believe the answer is blowing in the wind.

This is certainly the case at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The agency, which falls under the U.S. Department of Commerce, has signed an agreement that it hopes will solve some of the country’s energy problems.

After a year of discussions and ironing out details, NOAA officials announced March 29 a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Ørsted Wind Power North America LLC,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/noaa-forms-first-partnership-with-offshore-wind-developer

Raimondo vows to pursue pro-worker industrial, climate policies

Mug shot of Commerce Secretary-designate Gina Raimondo with container vessel image in background.

Gina Raimondo will play a significant role implementing President Biden’s economic and trade agenda for lifting up the working class if the U.S. Senate, as expected, confirms her as secretary of commerce. 

Lawmakers view her as a steady hand who will return the department to many of its traditional roles supporting business in stark contrast to predecessor Wilbur Ross, the billionaire businessman who mostly disappeared in the second half of the Trump administration after initially pushing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/raimondo-vows-to-pursue-pro-worker-industrial-climate-policies

Federal grant for Maine offshore wind

Maine Aqua Ventus is a proposed 12 MW wind turbine demonstration project off the coast of Maine. University of Maine image.

Maine is getting a $2.16 million grant from the federal Economic Development Administration to map out plans for an offshore wind energy industry, and join other Northeast states already promoting their own vast hopes for turbine arrays.

“Unleashing American innovation is critical to our global competitiveness,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in announcing the grant Oct. 1. “This project will allow Maine to capitalize on its technical leadership in the wind power sector to diversify...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/federal-grant-for-maine-offshore-wind/

Commentary: The fabric of withhold release orders

The latest round of withhold release orders (WRO) issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection involves one of the most pervasive soft commodities used in retail: cotton. According to the End Uyghur Forced Labour Coalition, one in five cotton garments sold globally contains fiber or yarn sourced from the Xinjiang region.

But while direct shipments from banned Hefei Bitland to Lenovo and Asus can be easily tracked, it’s the indirect shipments of items containing cotton along the intra-Asia trade...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/commentary-the-fabric-of-withhold-release-orders

Marine industries’ contribution to US economy swells

The United States’ marine economy contributed about $373 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product in 2018 and grew faster than the nation’s economy as a whole, according to statistics released Tuesday.

The statistics come from research conducted by two U.S. Department of Commerce agencies — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) — on 10 sectors representing businesses dependent on the nation’s oceans, coasts and Great Lakes...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/marine-industries-contribution-to-us-economy-swells

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