Strategic Ports Reporting Act

This measure tells the State and Defense Departments to map key ports in the U.S. and around the world and flag any effort by China to build, buy, or control them. That map goes to Congress in unclassified form, with a classified annex allowed. It also orders a study of these “strategic ports”—why they matter, how China seeks control (including through tools like LOGINK), and steps the U.S. could take to keep access open and secure or offer alternatives to Chinese investment.

Within one year of the law taking effect, the agencies must send Congress a report that lists ports run or owned by China and by the United States, checks weaknesses, and lays out a plan, costs, and funding options to ensure trusted ownership and, when needed, replace China‑owned products used at ports. The report must also assess risks to U.S. diplomatic and defense sites near these ports, including cyber threats and spying, and it must be unclassified with an optional classified annex.

• Who is affected: State and Defense; owners and operators of strategic ports; companies involved in maritime logistics (including those using China‑linked products like LOGINK); and U.S. diplomatic and defense personnel near such ports .
• What changes: a global map of important ports and any Chinese control efforts; a one‑year study and public‑facing report to Congress; a strategy to keep ports open and secure; and funding options (like loans, loan guarantees, and tax incentives) to support trusted investment and ownership .
• When: the report is due within one year after enactment.
• Key term: a “strategic port” is any international port or waterway deemed critical to U.S. national security or economic prosperity by the relevant federal officials.