China-built ships avoid US routes as upcoming port fees roil trade

Drewry estimates such vessels may make just 5% of American calls by October

JAMES HAND-CUKIERMAN

TOKYO -- A Trump administration plan to impose port fees on Chinese owned and manufactured ships in October is shaking up the global transport industry, prompting lines to start shuffling their fleets to move vessels built in the mainland off U.S. routes.

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