The move would substantially increase costs and reduce capacity for vehicle and equipment makers like Ford and Caterpillar who rely on vehicle carriers and ro/ro vessels to export their products, stakeholders say.
At first blush, the fees targeting US entities would affect Matson, Maersk Line and APL, part of the CMA CGM group.
Fewer trucks arriving with imports in Las Vegas, Chicago and other inland hubs means tighter capacity and higher transactional costs for outbound shipments.
