LA/Long Beach ports delay excess container dwell fees until Nov. 29

Two large container ships at a port, with cranes and containers on the docks.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for a second time have postponed collection of a new surcharge on long-dwelling containers, saying progress by ocean carriers and shippers has reduced the amount of aging containers on the docks by a third. Fees will not be assessed before Nov. 29, the port authorities said Monday.

The penalties of $100 per day on loaded import containers moving by truck that sat for nine or more days, and for units sitting for six or more days that move by rail, were...

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