News / Fees for import boxes staying too long at Houston? Computer says 'no'

Credit Port of Houston

Shippers have caught a break at the port of Houston, after a new import dwell time fee due to enter force today was delayed, thanks to problems with third-party software to operate the system.

The Loadstar has reported how Houston had become the most-congested import terminal in the US, thanks to high volumes as shippers sought to sidestep blockages at the west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

As of September, box volumes at Houston had risen by 26% over ...