USA imposes steel tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico

Gantry cranes have been removed from the list of Chinese imports that will be subject to new US tariffs starting next week.

The AAPA has a tough task as it heads to Washington this week to try and convince the US administration Chinese made cranes should be exempt from a 25% tariff.

Intermodal containers from China have been removed from a list of 284 product lines that will be subject to a 25% tariff when exported to the US.

The US has launched separate disputes at the World Trade Organization over retaliatory tariffs on its exports imposed by China, the EU, Canada, Mexico and Turkey.

The US has announced plans to impose an additional 10-% tariff on a further $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.

As Matson christens the largest container vessel ever built in the US, the Philly Shipyard faces an uncertain future.