1. And both sides have warned that key U.S. and Japanese cargo routes for aircraft might be blocked. 2. In exchange, the United States will grant Japanese cargo airlines a new route between Osaka, Japan, and Chicago. 3. In return, Japanese cargo carriers obtained comparable rights within the U.S.. 4. The breakthrough came one day after the Federal Maritime Commission voted to issue a request for the Coast Guard to prevent Japanese cargo ships from entering U.S. ports. 5. The costs, U.S. shippers say, are out of line when compared to how Japanese cargo is handled at American ports. 6. The Federal Maritime Commission said it will ban Japanese cargo ships from the U.S. effective tomorrow, escalating a fight over port practices and heightening trade tensions. 7. The Japanese government got involved when the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission earlier this month imposed fines on three Japanese cargo carriers entering U.S. ports. 8. The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission banned today Japanese cargo ships from U.S. ports and warned it will seize ships that attempt to violate the ban. 9. The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission today banned Japanese cargo ships from U.S. ports and warned it will seize ships that attempt to violate the ban. 10. A small amount of fuel oil spilled from one of two Japanese cargo vessels that collided in waters south of Tokyo early Tuesday, the coast guard said. |