San Pedro Bay Ports’ Container Dwell Fee Delayed to June 10
07 Jun

San Pedro Bay Ports’ Container Dwell Fee Delayed to June 10

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
A fee that would charge ocean carriers on every import lingering at the nation’s two busiest seaports is being postponed until at least June 10. Officials at Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports announced June 3 that they would postpone the Container Dwell Fee after seeing a combined 40% decline in the amount of imports staying past their allotted time on the docks since announcing the fee policy on Oct. 25. The executive directors at both ports, who have not collected on the fee since the Oct. 25 announcement, have said they plan to review the start date of the…
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Container Dwell Fee Delayed to May 27 by LA, Long Beach Ports
24 May

Container Dwell Fee Delayed to May 27 by LA, Long Beach Ports

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, , ,
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have once again postponed a fee that would charge ocean carriers for imports staying past their allotted time in San Pedro Bay. The new planned start date for the Container Dwell Fee is now May 27, but ports’ officials may move down an additional week depending on the progress being made to whittle down stacks of older containers. The fee, first announced Oct. 25, calls for ocean carriers to be billed $100 for every import lingering at Long Beach and Los Angeles terminals for nine or more days, rising in $100 daily…
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L.A., Long Beach Ports Again Postpone Container Dwell Fee
17 May

L.A., Long Beach Ports Again Postpone Container Dwell Fee

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
Leaders of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have yet again pushed back the implementation date of their Container Dwell Fee – this time to May 20 – based on the week’s improving dwell fee times. The fee, first announced Oct. 25 in partnership with the federal government and supply chain stakeholders, calls for ocean carriers to be charged for every import container that stays at terminals for nine or more days. Since announcing the fee last fall, both ports say they have seen the number of aging cargo fall by a combined 50%. Officials are continuing to…
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Container Dwell Fee Delayed Again at L.A., Long Beach
10 May

Container Dwell Fee Delayed Again at L.A., Long Beach

Pacific MaritimeNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, ,
Steadily improving cargo dwell times on the docks have prompted Long Beach and Los Angeles port officials to again postpone the start date of a fee that would charge ocean carriers for every import container lingering at terminals for nine or more days. Officials at both ports have pushed the implementation of their container dwell fee to May 13 and plan to review the start date after examining the data over the next week. The ports said they have seen the amount of older cargo drop a combined 47% since announcing the fee on Oct. 25. Harbor commissioners governing both…
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LA, Long Beach Ports Again Shift Container Dwell Fee Start Date
03 May

LA, Long Beach Ports Again Shift Container Dwell Fee Start Date

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
Officials at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports have again moved the start date for collecting on the “Container Dwell Fee,” this time to May 6. The fee, which bills ocean carriers for every import that stays on the San Pedro Bay docks for nine or more days, was delayed after officials reviewed the data and determined that progress is continuing to be made in eliminating the amount of aging cargo clogging up marine terminals. The fee calls for ocean carriers to be charged $100 per import, incrementally rising by $100 per import every day until the import is…
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Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Delay Container Dwell Fee 
26 Apr

Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Delay Container Dwell Fee 

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
As the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continue to see progress on aging cargo containers clearing their docks, both ports announced Friday that they will postpone implementing the Container Dwell Fee until April 29.  First announced Oct. 25, the fee would charge ocean carriers $100 for every import lingering at their marine terminals by nine or more days, rising in $100 daily increments on every import until it leaves the ports.  The fee was created with the Biden-Harris Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force and federal transportation agency and supply chain stakeholders to help reduce the number of containers…
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San Pedro Bay Ports’ Container Dwell Fee Still on Hold 
19 Apr

San Pedro Bay Ports’ Container Dwell Fee Still on Hold 

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
The Long Beach and Los Angeles seaports have moved the implementation date of the “Container Dwell Fee,” a fee that would charge ocean carriers for lingering containers, until April 22.  Leaders at both ports have delayed the fee weekly based on how well containers have been moving out of marine terminals. So far, the adjoining ports say, they have seen the amount of older cargo left on their docks drop by 42% since announcing the program Oct. 25.  Los Angeles and Long Beach port leaders have said they plan to continue monitoring that progress throughout the week.  The temporary fee,…
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LA, Long Beach Ports Again Delay Container Dwell Fee
05 Apr

LA, Long Beach Ports Again Delay Container Dwell Fee

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
As lingering cargo continues to steadily make its way out of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, leaders from both ports have once again pushed back the start date to collect on container dwell fees from ocean carriers, this time to April 8. The fee, which would charge ocean carriers $100 for every import that stayed at terminals nine or more days plus $100 increments for every day a container remained, has been put on hold a week at a time since last fall as leaders review their dwell data. The pandemic has played a role in the…
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Los Angeles, Long Beach Container Dwell Fee Put Off Yet Again
22 Mar

Los Angeles, Long Beach Container Dwell Fee Put Off Yet Again

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, , , ,
Continued progress to lower the number of containers lingering on their docks has prompted the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to again postpone the start date of their “Container Dwell Fee.” Officials at the ports on March 18 delayed the fee’s start date to March 25 after the previous week’s data review showed a 62% drop in older cargo since announcing the fee Oct. 25. The temporary fee, which was developed last fall with the Biden-Harris Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, U.S. Department of Transportation and the supply chain industry, would charge ocean carriers $100 for every import…
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