LOS ANGELES—The time containers are staying at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach before being shipped by rail or truck increased again last month, according to the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. In March, containers leaving on trucks stayed at port terminals for more than six days, an increase of about half a day since…
LA Ports See Increase in Wait Times for Cargo Stored at Docks
April 28, 2022
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LA Port Sees 3rd-Busiest Month Ever in March
April 13, 2022
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Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles broke another record in March as the docks processed nearly 1 million containers. “This turned out to be the third-best month overall in the port’s history,” the port’s Executive Director Gene Seroka said at a press conference April 13. “We started out here in 2022 with three…
Port of LA Adopts ‘Wait and See’ Strategy for Future Cargo Surges
March 17, 2022
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The Port of Los Angeles is watching events closely in China as container ships stack up outside Chinese ports affected by new COVID-19 outbreaks and manufacturing shutdowns. After a year of cargo bottlenecks at the port, Executive Director Gene Seroka laid out his “wait and watch” strategy for what many industry experts say could upend…
LA Ports Expect Busy Summer as Retailers Restock
February 17, 2022
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The Port of Los Angeles expects a busy summer shipping season again this year as retailers restock depleted inventory, the port director said on Feb. 17. “Quarter two is known as slack season, but retailers continue to tell us they’re going to focus that time … on replenishing these inventory levels,” Port of LA Executive…
Containers Linger at LA Ports More Than A Week Before Shipping
January 27, 2022
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Consumer goods still wait on the ground for more than a week at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach before trucks pick them up for shipment, according to a report issued on Jan. 27. Wait times remained at an all-time high in December, with cargo containers staying on average nearly eight days at…
Expanded Hours at LA Ports Has Limited Effect on Supply Chain
January 25, 2022
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Opening the Southern California ports 24 hours a day, seven days a week has not helped to ease the supply chain crisis, some port officials and dock workers say. In October 2021, a presidential task force asked the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to open around the clock to increase the hours and…
LA Port Lingering Container Fee Delayed for the 9th Time in 2 Months
January 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A fine on lingering containers at the Los Angeles ports, which never went into effect since its inception, was delayed for the ninth time in a row on Jan. 14, one day after the Harbor Commission voted 5–0 to extend the period of imposing the fine through April 29. Now the ports will potentially…
LA Port Sees Huge Drop In Exports
December 17, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The amount of U.S. goods exported by the Port of Los Angeles will hit a 16-year low this year, continuing a four-year downward spiral. This month, exports have decreased nearly 40 percent, Port of LA Executive Director Gene Seroka announced at a news conference Dec. 15. The plunge, Seroka said, was a result of…
Citing Backlog Progress, Ports Again Delay Fines for Idling Containers
November 22, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced Nov. 22 that their new “Container Excess Dwell Fee” on companies whose containers linger at marine terminals will be delayed again until Nov. 29. The fee, which was announced on Oct. 25, has been delayed due to progress reducing the number of port containers at…
LA Ports Delay Fines for Idling Containers
November 15, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced Nov. 15 that their new “Container Excess Dwell Fee” on companies whose containers linger at marine terminals will be delayed until Nov. 22 due to “noticeable progress” made reducing the number of import containers at the terminal. “There’s been significant improvement in clearing import containers…
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