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Beijing and Washington have sparred over shipping, with China introducing a hefty extra fee on vessels known to have American links, following a similar U.S. move.

Countries at an IMO gathering in London voted to push back for a year a decision on whether to make ships start paying for the more than 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases they emit each year. 

Nations are at an International Maritime Organization meeting in London to decide on landmark regulations to make vessels start paying for their greenhouse gas emissions.

Cosco Shipping, already expected to report weaker third-quarter earnings, could face an additional $1.5 billion to $2.1 billion in fees in 2026.

The International Maritime Organization will this week decide on sweeping new rules to make the sector start paying for the more than 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases it emits each year.

The U.S. is set to start charging large Chinese vessels millions of dollars when they call at American ports from Oct. 14.

The company counts TPG, Amazon.com and General Electric among investors with 5% or greater stakes.

Amazon will pay $1 billion in civil penalties and will refund $1.5 billion to customers to resolve allegations that it misled millions into signing up for Prime and then made it hard to cancel.

The exemption Zoox is seeking would allow the company to operate as many as 2,500 self-driving cars on U.S. roads.

Amazon.com squared off in court against the FTC over allegations that the company duped customers into signing up for the Prime subscription service and then made it too hard to cancel.