US port operators seek to mitigate hefty expected tariffs on China-built port cranes
Trump Management Signals that Chinese -made port cranes want to stop purchases
Industrial Group Manager sees 100% tariffs as “floor”
Trump Tariff Push comes after Biden gives 25% tax to Chinese cranes
US port operators want to apply extra time to apply tariffs on the land rising on the land, as President Donald Trump expects to follow the promise of prohibiting this vital cargo occupation equipment.
Earlier this year, the United States Trade Representative proposed tariffs of up to 100% in these cranes after swallowing the market share in China’s proposal to dominate marine production and commercial and military domination in the seas. China is now commanding the global market through the state’s Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, and has provided about 80% of ship-savings cranes in the United States. ZPMC has more than 200 crane activities in about two dozen ports, including ZPMC, Houston, Los Angeles and New York. Each of these cranes costs $ 10 million from $ 20 million. Carl Bentzel, President of the National Coast Employers’ Association representing terminal operators and other groups, is a priority for the Trump administration, who stated that they aim to resist this tendency and to put an end to these purchases.
When I was asked that he expected the tariff rate to go down to 100% when he made Ustr’s waiting decision on the subject, Bentzel said, “I was working under the position of this floor. This is actually a prohibition in the use of cargo equipment produced in China.” He said.
Ustr and the White House did not comment immediately.
Trump is not the first US president to buy a higher -priced crane than producers with ties with US allies, including Trump, Finland Konecranes, Japan Mitsui E & S and Swiss -based Liebherr.
Joe Biden, Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Investigation Office and National Security Agency in 2024 after the Ship-Kıyı cranes from China slapped tariffs.
US officials also warned that modems, software and other technologies in this equipment can be a back door to espionage in military operations or can be used as killing switches to prevent port operations.
However, ports and terminal operators continued to receive lower -cost Chinese cranes.
“The inertia and resistance of the port operator community focuses on short -term cost savings and greatly underestimates the cost of inactivity.” He said.
US Port Operators and ZMPC representatives, in May, said that the security concerns linked to cranes were not proportional to the risk in May. The competitors also warned that tariffs may increase billions of dollars in the industry and drown us improvements to keep ports competitive.
Naue, one of the industrial organizations representing terminal operators these days, is trying to reduce the impact of new tariffs by asking for an exemption for the previously ordered cranes and a transition time to apply new tasks. Dik We chose to work with them, Bent Bentzel said.
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