WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration's efforts to bring shipbuilding back to the U.S. by charging high port fees on Chinese-owned, -operated and -built ships, as well as slapping new tariffs on Chinese-built cranes, drew strong pushback from industry insiders Monday.
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USTR duties on Chinese cranes would devastate US ports, industry says
Trump administration faces domestic resistance to efforts to lure back shipbuilders
Cranes at the Port of Los Angeles. China dominates production of ship-to-shore cranes. © Reuters
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