In its latest congestion mitigation effort, the Port of Los Angeles announced Thursday it plans to start charging ocean carriers a hefty surcharge next month for empty containers that are stored on marine terminals for nine days or longer.
Under the new program, scheduled to go into effect Jan. 30, carriers will be billed $100 per empty that overstays the limit, with the fee increasing in $100 increments per container per day until the container departs the terminal.
The fees proposed by port...
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