The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will delay consideration of the container dwell fee until January 28. Since the programme was announced on October 25, the two ports have seen a combined decline of 62 percent in ageing cargo on the docks, Los Angeles port said in its statement.
LA/LB ports delay dwell fee till Jan 28; Los Angeles port handled record 10.7mn TEUs in 2021
LA/LB ports delay dwell fee till Jan 28; Los Angeles port handled record 10.7mn TEUs in 2021
January 23, 2022: The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will delay consideration of the container dwell fee until January 28. Since the programme was announced on October 25, the two ports have seen a combined decline of 62 percent in ageing cargo on the docks, Los Angeles port said in its statement.
Under the policy,the ports plan to charge ocean carriers $100 per container, increasing in $100 increments per container per day until the container leaves the terminal.
Total imported containers at all the Los Angeles terminals were 41,841 on January 21, 2022 with 22,711 containers (54 percent) dwelling for 0-4 days.
