Washington, DC (July 9, 2024) – The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) has submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) strongly opposing the Administration’s proposed twenty-five percent tariff on imported Ship-to-Shore gantry cranes. NAWE asserts that this tariff would significantly harm U.S. economic and national security interests while failing to address the intended concerns of cybersecurity risks associated with Chinese imports.
NAWE’s comments highlight five key areas of concern, which are as follows:
Several of NAWE’s member companies submitted additional comments on the proposed tariff which can be found at the USTR’s comment portal here. Currently, the USTR has remained firm on the August 1, 2024, effective date for the ship-to-shore crane tariff proposal.
Click here to read NAWE’s final comments.
NAWE has also endorsed legislation in Congress that aims to rebuild the United States’ cargo handling equipment manufacturing base by expanding the Capital Construction Fund to marine terminal operators for the purpose of purchasing near-zero or zero-emission cargo handling equipment on a tax deferred basis.