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• Transportation bill has no teeth: ports exec

  Jul 11, 2012

  ... While the legislation stipulates that Congress is required to use revenue collected via the harbor maintenance tax (HMT), some maintain the ... View this article

• Harbor tax said not behind shift in US-bound cargo

  Jan 06, 2012

  The FMC initiated a public comment period in the fall to assess whether the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) was causing containerized cargo ... View this article

• Shippers stay afloat in the face of economic crisis

  Dec 19, 2011

  ... of the cost to maintain US harbors—mostly by dredging shipping channels— through collection of the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) and cost ... View this article

• Invest back in US harbors: port officials

  Oct 28, 2011

  Much of the discussion revolved around an estimated $6-billion surplus in Harbor Maintenance Trust (HMT) funds and why that money has not ... View this article

• Maritime agency probing tax effect on W. Coast ports

  Oct 17, 2011

  NEW YORK — The Federal Maritime Commission has launched an investigation to determine if the harbor maintenance tax (HMT) is hurting West ... View this article

• Shippers seek exemption from domestic port tax

  Apr 20, 2011

  ... a bill in the US House of Representatives that would allow shipping between US ports unencumbered by the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT). ... View this article