News / Alarm over box dwell times at west coast ports – the railroads must help

Concern over lengthening container dwell times at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has caused US transportation secretary Peter Buttigieg to call on the railways to work harder to tackle the backlogs.

The line-up of ships waiting for berth space has diminished over recent months, but the ports and their users fear this could reverse if the railways cannot resolve the worsening build-up of containers.

Port executives have warned that the long-delayed fee for boxes remaining on their premises too ...