Posted on September 17, 2025
Ports America will pay a 30% duty on the first China-built ship-to-shore (STS) container crane to be imported into the US since the so-called “Liberation Day” tariff announcement April 2, a decision the terminal operator deemed preferable to reselling the unit or storing it in-bond in an idle state pending uncertain future changes in US tariffs on China.
The crane was built by ZPMC, which controls more than 80% of the global market. It arrived at Gulfport, Mississippi, Sept. 11 aboard a ship carrying four additional cranes built by the company — two bound for Port Freeport, Texas, that will…
