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On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a series of fees and restrictions intended to address China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance. The announcement follows the USTR’s year-long investigation into China’s acts, policies, and practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Maritime transport services

Companies and individuals alike have struggled to keep on top of the increased sanctions risks emanating from the heightening of international tensions in recent years. Recently, two English law cases, Havila Kystruten AS and Others v. STLC Europe Twenty Three Leasing Ltd and Another [2022] EWHC 3166 (Comm) (referred to as the Havila case) and