A cargo ship carrying containers is seen near the Yantian port in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. REUTERSChina will slap port fees on US-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday as a countermeasure to US port fees on China-linked ships starting the same day, China's transport ministry said on Friday. SOME VESSELS TO PAY BOTH CHINA, US FEESUS-based shipping company Matson told customers it is subject to the new China port fees and has no plans to change its service schedule. Oil tanker operators are mostly based outside the United States, but they may get stung by China's port fees because they are listed in the US, analysts said. The Chinese port fees "have thrown the tanker market in turmoil", Broekhuizen said in a client note, adding many vessels that could be affected are already on their way to China.

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