The port of Los Angeles and The Port of Long Beach announced a fourth delay in the collection of container overstay fees from shipping lines, tentatively scheduled for December 13.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach further said that since the announcement of the “container overstay fee” policy, the number of containers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has decreased by 37 percent.
The ports said the intended effect of the charge was to improve congestion by allowing customers to clear containers that had been stuck at the terminals as quickly as possible, speeding up the flow of containers. (The problems of cargo accumulation at The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are comprehensive and need to be solved in a comprehensive way, not just by charging a single container detention fee. The Us ports also need to do a lot of work.)
The port of Long Beach is on track to handle more than 9 million shipping containers by the end of 2021, and the port is struggling to make room for Christmas holiday imports.
By December, dockworkers and terminal operators had moved more than 8.6 million containers, already surpassing the annual record of 8.1 million teUs set in 2020.
Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, said, “Clearing vessels waiting to enter our port and moving containers out of the dock are our top priorities to ensure shelves are stocked and consumers can purchase gifts during the holiday season.”
