Decision on ‘Container Dwell Fee’ On Hold Until Dec. 27

The Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles announced Dec. 20, further consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee” will be postponed until Dec. 27. 

Since the fee was announced on Oct. 25, the twin ports have seen a combined decline of 46% in aging cargo on the docks. The executive directors of both ports will reassess fee implementation after monitoring data over the next week.

Under the temporary policy approved Oct. 29 by the Harbor Commissions of both ports, ocean carriers can be charged for each import container that falls into one of two categories: In the case of containers scheduled to move by truck, ocean carriers could be charged for every container dwelling nine days or more. For containers moving by rail, ocean carriers could be charged if a container has dwelled for six days or more. Currently, no date has been set to start the count with respect to container dwell time. 

The ports plan to charge ocean carriers in these two categories $100 per container, increasing in $100 increments per container per day until the container leaves the terminal.

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Offers Year-End Assessment

SAN PEDRO — Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka Dec. 15, held a wide-ranging briefing with journalists to close out 2021. Seroka discussed year-end cargo volumes, the new vessel queuing system and improvements in rail and truck dwell times on Port of Los Angeles container terminals.

Seroka, who has been hosting the briefings monthly since March 2020, also addressed questions from the media.

Details: www.youtube.com/watch/year-end-assessment