Aviation
‘CONTAINER DWELL FEE ’ AT PORT OF LA, LONG BEACH ON HOLD UNTIL DECEMBER 27
December 21, 2021
Port of Los Angeles (Port of LA) and Port of Long Beach announced that further consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee” will be postponed until December 27.
It said since the fee was announced on October 25, the twin ports have seen a combined decline of 46% in aging cargo on the docks.
"Under the temporary policy approved October 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," the statement said.
It said 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 US$100 per container, increasing in US$100 increments per container per day until the container leaves the terminal.
Port of LA said before the pandemic-induced import surge began in mid-2020, on average, containers for local delivery remained on container terminals under four days, while containers destined for trains dwelled less than two days.
