The cost of shipping on the Great Lakes could increase next year as the US Coast Guard proposes a revenue increase for piloting services.
The new proposal represents a 17% increase in pilotage costs for the roughly 230 ships that voyage on the Great Lakes annually.
The request comes as regional dry bulk shipping firms including Canada’s Fednav and Canfornav, Sweden’s Borchart, Polsteam, and shipmanagers Spliethoff Transport and Wagenborg Shipping continue to fight the current pilotage fee structure in a US federal lawsuit.
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