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The San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will postpone consideration of the 'Container Dwell Fee' for four weeks, until Sept. 23, 2022. Since the programme was announced on Oct. 25, 2021, the two ports have seen a combined decline of 46% in aging cargo on the docks. 

The executive directors of both ports will reassess fee implementation after monitoring data over the next month. Fee implementation has been postponed by both ports since the start of the program. The Long Beach and Los Angeles Boards of Harbor Commissioners have both extended the fee programme through Oct. 26, 2022.

Ocean carrier fee

Ocean carriers can be charged for each import container dwelling nine days or more at the terminal

Under the temporary policy, ocean carriers can be charged for each import container dwelling nine days or more at the terminal. Currently, no date has been set to start the count concerning container dwell time. 

The ports plan to charge ocean carriers US$ 100 per container, increasing in US$ 100 increments per container per day, until the container leaves the terminal.

Enhance efficiency 

Any fees collected from dwelling cargo will be reinvested for programmes 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, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and multiple supply chain stakeholders.

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