The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach announced further deferment in the implementation of the "Container Dwell Fee" citing improved cargo flow in North America's busiest cargo ports.

The two San Pedro Bay ports said they will delay consideration of the "Container Dwell Fee" for another week or until April 22 after already several delays in the past months.

"Since the program was announced on October 25 the two ports have seen a combined decline of 42% in aging cargo on the docks," the ports said.

The ports noted that the executive directors of both ports will reassess fee implementation after monitoring data over the next week.

Meanwhile, fee implementation has been postponed by both ports since the start of the program.

 
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.
 
The ports said any fees collected from dwelling cargo will be reinvested for programs designed to enhance efficiency, accelerate cargo velocity and address congestion impacts.