News / Tacoma terminals follow California ports with levy on uncollected containers

Source Port of Tacoma

Charges for excessive container dwell times on docks are spreading on the US west coast, as ports and operators try to restore some fluidity to congested facilities.

Following announcements of levies at Los Angeles and Long Beach, the practice is now coming into play at Tacoma, with one forwarder expecting carriers to pass on charges and customers will refuse to pay them – leaving forwarders between a rock and a hard place.

The port’s Husky terminal will not release containers that have ...