Reps. Garamendi, Costa introduce bill to support exporter access at U.S. ports

Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA) and Jim Costa (D-CA) on Wednesday introduced a bill crafted to incentivize ocean carriers to serve American exporters -- and not just importers -- by moving them to the front of the line at U.S. ports. The “ American Port Access Privileges Act ” comes amid concerns that some ocean carriers during the pandemic have declined to pick up U.S. agricultural exports and instead have prioritized sending empty containers back to Asia. “Foreign exporters’ access to...