Anchorage Daily News (ADN) reported in an article that Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said that he would move to suspend the law requiring cruise ships to stop in Canada when traveling from the lower 48 U.S. States to Alaska.

According to ADN, Sullivan spoke about the move during a talk radio interview on Tuesday, hosted by Mike Porcaro on 650-KENI.

The article said that a trade war threatened to “raise costs for Alaskans and hamper the state’s summer tourism season” following imposed tariffs on Canada.

Sullivan added that Congress could pass a law exempting cruise ships from mandatory stops in Canada or ask President Donald Trump to issue an exemption by executive order.

He noted that having cruise ships bypass Canadian ports would tremendously help the Alaskan economy and tourism industry, but it would hurt Canada’s tourism.

ADN noted in the article that Canadians make up approximately 10 percent of travelers to Alaska. In addition, many travel to Alaska from Vancouver, and this is where cruise ships normally dock to Alaska on their way from Washington state.