The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach announced the delayed consideration of the "Container Dwell Fee" for another week, this time until March 18.
The two San Pedro Bay ports noted that they have seen a combined decline of 64% in aging cargo on the docks since the program was announced on October 25.
"The executive directors of both ports will reassess fee implementation after monitoring data over the next week. Fee implementation has been postponed by both ports since the start of the program," the ports said.
Under the temporary policy, ocean carriers can be charged for each import container dwelling nine days or more at the terminal. Currently, no date has been set to start the count with respect to container dwell time.
The ports plan to charge ocean carriers US$100 per container, increasing in US$100 increments per container per day until the container leaves the terminal.
Port of LA and Long Beach said any fees collected from dwelling cargo will be reinvested for programs designed to enhance efficiency, accelerate cargo velocity and address congestion impacts.