Los Angeles, Long Beach ports to fine shipping companies over backlog

Los Angeles, Long Beach ports to fine shipping companies over backlog

Officials for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said on Monday that they will begin fining shipping companies whose cargo containers stay in marine terminals for too long as they work to reduce congestion in their ports.

Ports of LA, Long Beach to Fine Firms Over Container Backlog

LOS ANGELES — In an effort to ease congestion at the nation’s busiest port complex, officials said Oct. 25 that they will start fining shipping companies whose cargo containers linger for too long at marine terminals.

Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach to fine firms over container backlog amid global supply chain disruption

The twin ports said that arriving containers scheduled to be moved by trucks will be allowed to stay for 9 days before fines start accruing.

Ports of L.A., Long Beach to fine shipping companies over container backlog

In an effort to ease congestion at the nation’s busiest port complex, officials said Monday that they will start fining shipping companies whose cargo containers linger for too long at marine termi…

California ports to fine firms over container backlog

LOS ANGELES (AP) – In an effort to ease congestion at the nation’s busiest port complex, officials say they will start fining shipping companies whose cargo containers linger for too long at marine terminals.The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say arriving containers scheduled to be moved by trucks will be allowed to stay for nine days before fines start accruing. Containers set to move by rail can stay at the ports for three days. Afte…

Ports of LA, Long Beach to fine firms over container backlog

In an effort to ease congestion at the nation’s busiest port complex, officials say they will start fining shipping companies whose cargo containers linger for too long at marine terminals