Japan shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. to stop ordering Chinese LNG carriers

Move driven by US plan to collect port fees on China-made vessels

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Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines operates the world's largest fleet of liquefied natural gas carriers. (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines)

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TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines plans to hold off on making new orders with Chinese shipbuilders for liquefied natural gas carriers in the wake of fees touted by the Trump administration for China-made vessels entering U.S. ports.

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