News / California dwell fees postponed again, just as new service is set to debut

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Congestion at Southern Californian ports has not been affected by the failure to introduce the increased container dwell charge, with vessels offshore remaining stubbornly high and one carrier even adding a service.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have again postponed the implementation date of their contentious container dwell fee, amid doubts it will ever be charged.

Following meetings yesterday with US port envoy John Porcari and industry stakeholders, the San Pedro Bay ports announced that the $100 per container, ...