By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Thursday it would pursue negotiations with China over its dominance of shipbuilding and ocean logistics as it formalized plans for a one-year pause on U.S. port fees on China-linked vessels as part of a broader deal to reduce trade tensions.

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said in a Federal Register notice that it would pause for a year starting November 10 all punitive actions against China resulting from its “Section 301” unfair trade practices investigation. USTR added that it would accept public comments on the matter on November 6 and November 7.

The 12-month reprieve on an estimated $3.2 billion annually in U.S. fees for large Chinese-built vessels sailing to U.S. ports was among the agreements reached i

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