US and Chinese port fees kick in at fraught bilateral moment

Shipping sector faces new challenge, while Washington and Beijing spar over wider issues

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Container vessels at the Port of Oakland on the U.S. West Coast. The U.S. and China are introducing new fees on each other's shipping. © Reuters

JAMES HAND-CUKIERMAN and PAK YIU

TOKYO/NEW YORK -- An uncertain new era in shipping dawned Tuesday, the day the U.S. and China set for charging new docking fees on each other's vessels as wider trade tensions flare.

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