Confusion Surrounds Shipping Rules Intended to Boost US Shipbuilding | April 30

Wednesday,  April 30, 2025

9 AM Houston | 10 AM New York | 3 PM London | 5 PM Athens | 6 PM Doha | 7 PM Dubai | 11 PM Perth/Singapore

Moderator: 

Jason Feer, Global Head of Business Intelligence, Poten & Partners

Panel: 

Gordon Shearer, Senior Advisor, Poten & Partners

Erik Broekhuizen, Manager, Tanker Research, Poten & Partners

Shantanu Bhushan, LPG/NGL Advisor, Poten & Partners

The Trump Administration has issued regulations designed to penalize Chinese shipowners and operators, and other owners and operators who own Chinese built vessels calling at US ports. 
While less onerous than expected, the new requirements nonetheless could undermine US energy exports - the fastest growing export sector in the economy. 
A careful reading of the new requirements does not necessarily clarify everything, but join a panel of Poten’s top Oil, LNG and LPG tanker specialists as we try to sort through the implications of the new rules for shipowners, operators, exporters and buyers of US energy exports. Some of the topics we’ll address include:

• What do the regulations actually say and which energy markets are directly affected by them?
• How might LNG exports be impacted? An initial read suggests LNG could be targeted more aggressively than any other product.
• US-China LPG and ethane trade already has been disrupted by tit-for-tat tariffs. How will the USTR recommendations impact LPG flows?
• Will Chinese built and/or operated ships be subject to high fees that could affect the competitiveness of US energy exports? 
• Do rules requiring that some US exports be carried by US-flagged and US-built vessels threaten the growth of US energy production?