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POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to May 13
May 9, 2022
Going back to when the fee was initially rolled out on October 25, 2021, POLA and POLB said that the ports have seen a cumulative 47% decline in the amount of aging cargo on their docks, a tally which has trended up going back to the initial announcement of this fee.
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to May 6
May 3, 2022
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) said late last week that they have again postponed the implementation date for their ocean carrier Container Dwell Fee, which will now not be considered until May 6. Going back to when the fee was initially rolled out on October 25, 2021, POLA and POLB said that the ports have seen a cumulative 50% decline in the amount of aging cargo on their docks, a tally which has trended up going...
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to April 29
April 25, 2022
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, 2021.
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to April 15
April 11, 2022
Going back to when the fee was initially rolled out on October 25, POLA and POLB said that the ports have seen a cumulative 49% decline in the amount of aging cargo on their docks, a tally which has trended up going back to the initial announcement of this fee.
New $90 million air pollution rules in effect at POLB and POLA with $10 per TEU fee
April 4, 2022
As usual, California is leading the way to cleaner air around ports with a new program expected to generate $90 million in new fees from trucks entering and leaving California’s two largest ports. Effective April 8, the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will start collecting a $10 per TEU ($20 for containers longer than 20 feet) fee on loaded import and export containers as they enter or leave container terminals.
NLRB claims two trucking companies misclassified drivers at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach
March 22, 2022
The long-simmering problem of how to correctly classify trucking industry workers—either as contractors or employees—has arisen once again. In a precedent-setting move, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel is alleging two trucking companies are misclassifying drivers as independent contractors in violation of federal labor law.
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to March 25
March 21, 2022
Going back to when the fee was initially rolled out on October 25, POLA and POLB said that the ports have seen a cumulative 62% decline in the amount of aging cargo on their docks, a tally which has trended up going back to the initial announcement of this fee.
POLA and POLB report record February volumes
March 18, 2022
Total February POLA volume—at 857,764 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—represented a 7.3% annual increase, for the highest-volume February in the port’s 115-year history, topping the previous record set in February 2020. And February POLB volume—at 796,560 TEU—headed up 3.2% annually, following a record January.
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to March 11
March 7, 2022
Going back to when the fee was initially rolled out on October 25, POLA and POLB said that the ports have seen a cumulative 64% decline in the amount of aging cargo on their docks, a tally which has trended up going back to the initial announcement of this fee.
POLA and POLB each set new January volume records
February 24, 2022
Total January POLA volume—at 865,595 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were up 3.6% annually, marking the highest-volume January in POLA’s 115 years of operations. And total January POLB data—at 800,943 TEU—saw a 4.8% annual increase, marking the first time the port processed more than 800,000 TEU in January and topping the previous record set in January 2021.
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to February 25
February 22, 2022
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. Going back to when the fee was initially rolled out on October 25, POLA and POLB said that the ports have seen a cumulative 71% decline in the amount of aging cargo on their docks, a tally which has trended up going back to...
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to February 18
February 15, 2022
Going back to when the fee was initially rolled out on October 25, POLA and POLB said that the ports have seen a cumulative 70% decline in the amount of aging cargo on their docks, a tally which has trended up going back to the initial announcement of this fee.
LM Podcast Series: POLB’s Hacegaba addresses port operations and the intermodal sector
February 11, 2022
Dr. Noel Hacegaba provided LM's Jeff Berman with an overview of various supply chain topics, including: operations at the Port of Long Beach (POLB); the impact of the Omicron variant on the port and lessons learned from the pandemic; and the state of the intermodal sector, among others.
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to February 11
February 7, 2022
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) said late last week that they have again postponed the implementation date for their ocean carrier Container Dwell Fee, which will now not be considered until February 11. 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.
Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach each set new volume records in 2021
January 27, 2022
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.