🚨COSCO’s $1.5B Shock: Can They Save the Transpacific Trade?
⁉️How the New U.S. Port Fees Could Reshape Global Container Shipping?
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On October 14, 2025, the U.S. plans to impose hefty new port fees targeting China-built, owned, or operated vessels. COSCO — the world’s 4th-largest container carrier — faces a potential $1.5B annual hit.
But the stakes go beyond COSCO.
This decision could reshape transpacific trade, force carriers into new alliances, and spark a major capacity shuffle.
The questions everyone’s asking:
Can COSCO absorb a $1.5B financial blow?
Will U.S.–China trade tensions escalate further?
How will Ocean Alliance partners react?
Will non-Chinese carriers exploit this gap?
Could we see a complete rerouting of U.S. container flows?
🔹 10 Must-Know Insights About COSCO’s $1.5B Challenge
1️⃣ $1.5B at Stake — COSCO’s Profitability Squeezed
New U.S. port fees = $600 per FEU for Chinese carriers.
COSCO’s EBIT margin could drop 7.1% next year.
Estimated cost = 5.3% of total revenue in 2026.
2️⃣ A Direct Hit on Transpacific Trade
Chinese carriers control 79% of U.S. trade lanes.
Targeted fees mainly impact China-built vessels.
COSCO risks losing pricing power on key U.S. routes.
3️⃣ Non-Chinese Carriers Gain a Big Advantage
71% of global container capacity = non-China-built ships.
Non-Chinese carriers can redeploy neutral tonnage to avoid fees.
COSCO’s competitive position weakens against Maersk, MSC, Hapag.