San Pedro Bay ports to charge carriers for long container dwell times

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will begin assessing a surcharge to ocean carriers for import containers that dwell on marine terminals, as they try to improve cargo movement amidst severe congestion.

Under the new policy, the ports will charge carriers for every container dwelling nine days or more if it is due to move by truck.

For containers moving by rail, shipping lines will be charged if the box has dwelled for three days or more.