The U.S. Trade Representative will base fees largely on vessel capacity, ease charges on ships carrying agricultural exports like soybeans and timber.

President Donald Trump's plan to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry is likely to backfire because it relies on proposed fees on China-linked vessels that will hurt domestic ship operators, seaports,

The Trump administration is rethinking its plan. It wanted to impose fees on ships linked to China. Businesses opposed this move. They feared supply c