POLA

Total 2021 POLA volume—at 10,677,609 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—increased 1,464,213 TEU, or 15.89%, annually, topping 2020 by 13%, and setting a new annual record, too, topping the previous high set in 2018. POLB reported that calendar year 2021 volume—at 9,384,368 TEU—was up 15.7% annually, setting a new annual record, topping the previous record of more than 8.11 million TEU set in 2020.

This follows previous joint announcements by POLA and POLB, whom collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, indicating that consideration of the fee would be pushed back each week going back to the week of November 22.

This follows previous joint announcements by POLA and POLB, whom collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, indicating that consideration of the fee would be pushed back each week going back to the week of November 22.

POLA said that this fee, which is subject to approval by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission, would go into effect on January 30. And it added that if the Harbor Commission approves this fee, its implementation is at the discretion of the port’s executive director.

This follows previous joint announcements by POLA and POLB, whom collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, indicating that consideration of the fee would be pushed back until November 22 and subsequently November 29, December 6, December 13, and December 20.

POLA reported that it handled 811,706 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), which represented an 8.8% annual decrease. And the Port of Long Beach reported that total November volume—at 745,488 TEU—was off 4.9% compared to November 2020, its highest-volume November on record.

This follows previous joint announcements by POLA and POLB, whom collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, indicating that consideration of the fee would be pushed back until November 22 and subsequently November 29, December 6, and December 13.

Citing “a combined 37% decline of aging cargo on the docks,” the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) said this week that they are again postponing the implementation date for their ocean carrier Container Dwell Fee, which will not be considered before Friday December 13.

Citing “a combined 37% decline of aging cargo on the docks,” the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) said today that they are again postponing the implementation date for their ocean carrier Container Dwell Fee, which will not be considered before Friday December 6.

Following a recent announcement stating they would delay the consideration of their Container Dwell Fee, for ocean carriers, until November 22, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB), whom collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, said late yesterday that the fee now will not be considered until November 29.

POLA reported that it handled 902,644 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), an 8% decrease compared to October 2020, which represents the highest-volume October volume tally in POLA history. The Port of Long Beach reported that total October volume—at 789,716 TEU—were down 2.1% compared to October 2020, its strongest October tally on record, while posting its second-busiest October output ever.

At a time when port congestion remains an ongoing theme in supply chain circles, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) whom collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, announced this week that, effective November 1, they will start assessing surcharges to ocean carriers for import containers dwelling on marine terminals.

With the company deep into Peak Season, Mike Short, president of Global Forwarding at C.H. Robinson, provided Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman with an overview of how the company approaches Peak Season and works with shippers to meet their objectives, at a time which may be the most unique and challenging market conditions the sector has ever seen.

Total POLA volume—at 898,941 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—posted a 1.7% annual gain, marking the best September in the port’s 114-year history, topping the previous high set in 2020 by nearly 2%. The Port of Long Beach reported that total September volume, at 748,472 TEU, posted its second-best September over, decreasing 5.9% annually compared to September 2020, the highest-volume September for the port.

As the global supply chain continues to struggle on various fronts, due to issues such as port congestion, equipment shortages, and labor availability, among a whole host of others, the White House today met with United States-based business leaders, port leaders, and union leaders to focus on the challenges U.S.-based ports are facing, in addition to what each stakeholder group can do address various supply chain issues.