Port Costs are Too Damn High: APHIS Fee Hike is Crushing OCS Operators
The U.S. maritime industry is facing a tidal wave of frustration as a massive fee hike for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) services comes crashing down. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has implemented a staggering increase to the commercial vessel fee, impacting all vessels […]