Fairview Terminal, Port of Prince Rupert
July 29: American concerns about container shipments through Fairview Terminal reached a new height last week, as Federal Maritime Commission Chair Richard Lidinsky confirmed that congressmen from the west coast had asked him to investigate Prince Rupert to determine if it puts U.S. ports at an unfair disadvantage.
“It is a very complicated issue, involving the harbor maintenance tax, weaker container inspections, NAFTA and possible subsidy of cargo railroads to Canada, but this issue will have to be studied, so stay tuned,” the Journal of Commerce (www.joc.com) quoted Lidinsky as saying.
“I realize it’s awkward to do this kind of thing with our largest trading partner and neighbor, but it’s a regulatory situation that should be clarified, and the sooner we can do it, the better off we’ll be.”
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