Port of Los Angeles

While the negotiations on a new contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are set to begin in May, prior to the expiration of the existing deal on June 30, the ILWU’s top executive expressed optimism that a new deal will come to fruition.

Total POLA March volume came in at 958,674 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), for a 0.1% annual increase, setting its third consecutive monthly volume record in the process, trailing May 2021’s 1,012,048 and October 2020’s 980,729 TEU. total first quarter volume—at 2,682,034 TEU—posted a 3.5% annual gain, for its best first quarter on record.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Recent developments in China related to the uptick in Omicron variant infections appear to be shaping up to have a significant downstream impact on United States-bound import patterns, at a time when the ongoing supply chain congestion issues appeared to be showing signs of improvement.

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.

The importer saved 20% in their budget by agreeing to PITT OHIO’s more economical solution to transload the container to an LA warehouse first.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.