Tag: Port of Los Angeles

Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply-chain crisis welcome the benefits of automation, saying that paid hours at the two automated terminals in the San Pedro Bay complex have increased 31.5% since 2015.

The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles on April 1, 2022 will begin collecting a rate of $10 per TEU on loaded import and export cargo containers hauled by drayage trucks as they enter or leave container terminals.

The US Coast Guard worked with port partners to identify shipping containers with undeclared hazardous materials that led to a shipping container fire in the Port of Los Angeles – Long Beach, on March 4.

The vessel queue outside of Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) recently dropped to 66 vessels from 100-105 vessels. However, data from Sea-Intelligence indicate that this may not last long.

The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, in cooperation with the US government's port envoy, John Porcari, are exploring new ways to move empty containers.

Container lines are facing a backlash from shippers ready to turn to the courts to find out who is responsible for runaway demurrage fees at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.

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 California Gov. Galvin Newsom presented his 2022-23 state budget proposal “The California Blueprint”, that includes a record investment of $2.3 billion for California ports.

Port of Oakland decided to follow the example of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, dispatching ships further out to sea, in order to deal with containership queues.

Following Port of LA's decision to set fees for empty containers starting from 30 Jan 2022, the charge may spark negative reactions from the ocean carriers.