The Port of Los Angeles decided to further extend the container dwell fee program until 29 April, despite the fact that it has not been implemented yet.
The container dwell fee program aims to reduce congestion at the Southern Californian ports of LA and Long Beach, and was approved on 29 October 2021. In fact, the Los Angeles Harbor Commission voted to extend the program through to 29 April this year.
However, with an improvement of the situation after the threat of the fee, it has yet to be implemented.
Since the announcement of the fee in October, import cargo lingering nine days or more has declined by 60% at the Port of Los Angeles
stated Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of LA.
However, progress has been made, and for this reason the fee has not been enacted. Now, data will continue to be monitored daily as we work with our partners to find further efficiencies.
What is more, a decision on implementing the fee has been postponed by another week until 21 January. Furthermore, the port of LA and Long Beach said they have seen a combined decline of 55% in aging cargo on the docks since the program was announced.
The fee would see a $100 per day charge for containers that remained in the terminals for nine days for or more for containers moved by truck, six days for those with rail connections.
