President Donald Trump's plan to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry is likely to backfire because it relies on proposed fees on China-linked vessels that will hurt domestic ship operators, seaports,

A coalition of US trade associations, shipping companies and businesses wrote letters and testified before the United States Trade Representative's Office (USTR), urging it not to go ahead with a proposed $1.5 million fee on Chinese-made ships that enter US ports.