The Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles announced the further postponement of the “Container Dwell Fee.” The fee will not be considered before November 29.
Under the temporary policy approved on October 29, 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.
- For containers moving by rail, ocean carriers could be charged if a container has dwelled for six days or more.
The ports plan to charge ocean carriers in these two categories $100 per container, increasing in $100 increments per container per day until the container leaves the terminal.
The ports also explained that since the fee was announced, they have seen a decline of 33% combined in aging cargo on the docks.
The executive directors of both ports are satisfied with the progress thus far and will reassess fee implementation after another week of monitoring data
said the Port of Long Beach.
Any fees collected from dwelling cargo will be reinvested for programs designed to enhance efficiency, accelerate cargo velocity and address congestion impacts.
The policy was developed in coordination with the Biden-Harris Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, U.S. Department of Transportation and multiple supply chain stakeholders, in order to tackle the suppy chain issues that have emerged.
