Here's How To Follow The U.S. Cargo Ship Rushing To Beat New Chinese Tariff

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Here's How To Follow The U.S. Cargo Ship Rushing To Beat New Chinese Tariff

Ryan Felton
Yesterday 3:35pm Filed to: BOATLOPNIK

The location of Peak Pegasus at 2:14 p.m. EDT.
Screenshot: MarineTraffic.com

China is set on Friday to implement a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans, in retaliation against tariffs imposed by the U.S. earlier this month. In an effort to stave off the added costs of importing goods, a U.S. cargo ship carrying soybeans is racing to northern China to beat the deadline for when the new tariff is set to go into effect. The joys of a burgeoning trade war.

The vessel, donning the mighty name of Peak Pegasus, is expected to arrive in Dalian on Friday by about 5 p.m. local time, according to a Bloomberg report.

If it arrives as scheduled, it should be able to clear customs before the tariffs are imposed, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak to the media. Ship-tracking data currently shows it arriving at about 5 p.m. local time.

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1. Not a "slow boat to China"? - n/t

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2. It did not make it.

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4. You're right.

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3. It's not a U.S. ship.

It's registered in Liberia.