‘CONTAINER DWELL FEE’ ON HOLD THROUGH JAN. 28
Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach Continue to Monitor Cargo Flow
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Jan. 21, 2022 — The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach will delay consideration of the “container dwell fee” for another week, this time until Jan. 28.
Since the program was announced on Oct. 25, the two ports have seen a combined decline of 62% in aging cargo on the docks.
The executive directors of both ports will reassess fee implementation after monitoring data over the next week. Fee implementation has been postponed by both ports since the start of the program.
Under the temporary policy approved Oct. 29 by the Harbor Commissions of both ports, ocean carriers can be charged for each long-dwelling import container. Currently, no date has been set to start the count with respect to container dwell time.
The ports plan to charge ocean carriers $100 per container, increasing in $100 increments per container per day until the container leaves the terminal.
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.