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California Ports Again Postpone New Surcharges

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach again postponed a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers, the two ports announced Nov. 29. The ports originally said they would begin imposing the fee Nov. 15 (see 2111030027) but have postponed it several times (see 2111150054). The fee will now "not be considered prior" to Dec. 6, the ports said.

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The ports have seen a 37% decline in combined aging cargo on their docks since announcing the fee in October. “The executive directors of both ports will reassess fee implementation after another week of monitoring data,” they said. The fee, if implemented, will impose additional charges for containers moving by truck and dwelling for nine days or more, and for containers moving by rail and dwelling for six days or more (see 2110280031).