Latest news: The Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach announced the delay in collecting container overdue detention fees!

It is reported that the official website of the Port of Los Angeles issued an announcement yesterday, stating that the charging time for container overdue detention fees (originally scheduled on November 15) will be postponed to November 22.

Since the announcement of the charges on October 25, the total overdue containers in these two ports have been reduced by 26%. This encouraging momentum supports the postponement of the charges.

Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, said: "In recent weeks, we have made significant progress in customs clearance of imported containers at our terminals. I am very grateful to the many participants in the supply chain, including shipping companies, marine terminals, trucks and cargo owners, for their enhanced collaboration. As November 22 approaches, we will continue to monitor the data closely."

Mario Cordero, Executive Director of the Port of Long Beach, said: “We are encouraged by the progress our supply chain partners have made in helping our terminals clean up stranded imported containers. Obviously, everyone is working together to speed up the transportation of goods and reduce them as quickly as possible. The backlog of coastal ships. Delaying the collection of fees can provide more time while focusing on the results we need."

The following is the latest situation in Los Angeles/Port of Long Beach:

As of Monday, there were 19,656 overdue containers in the Port of Long Beach and 29,249 containers in the Port of Los Angeles that were stranded for more than nine days.

This means that on Monday alone, the cost of all overdue containers at the port will exceed 4.8 million U.S. dollars. And because the cost will increase every day, the total cost will quickly rise to tens of millions of dollars per day, and may exceed 100 million dollars per day by the end of the first week of implementation of the fee.

Report on the number of imported containers stranded in the Port of Los Angeles

Blue represents containers detained for 0-4 days; purple represents containers detained for 5-8 days; gray represents containers detained for 9-12 days; green represents containers detained for 13 days or more
According to reports, Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen warned last Friday: “If the goods in those boxes are not very valuable, then a lot of goods may end up being discarded, and these goods will stay on the dock for a long time. A long time."

In a letter from Zhouyi FMC, 85 business associations, including the National Retail Federation, wrote: “We are particularly concerned about the carrier’s announcement that they intend to pass on the cost to the shipper.”

These associations warn that the new fees, if implemented, will add significant costs to the supply chain, because many shippers and trucking companies are retrieving goods due to port congestion, restrictive empty container return policies, and subsequent chassis shortages. Facing ongoing challenges.

At the same time, cargo continues to flow into these two ports from the trans-Pacific trade route. As of November 15, there are 105 vessels waiting for berths outside the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach, and 82 of them are container ships. Among them, there are 52 ships outside the port of Los Angeles, 39 of which are container ships.

In addition, the average waiting time for ships in the Port of Los Angeles has risen to 16.9 days, and the “Hyundai Prestige” ship has the longest waiting time, reaching 48 days.