The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports again postponed by a week a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers (see 2110280031), the two ports announced April 8. The ports had planned to begin imposing the fee in November 2021 but have postponed it each week since. The latest extension delays the effective date until April 15.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports again postponed by a week a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers (see 2110280031), the two ports announced April 1. The ports had planned to begin imposing the fee in November 2021 but have postponed it each week since. The latest extension delays the effective date until April 8.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports again postponed by a week a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers (see 2110280031), the two ports announced March 25. The ports had planned to begin imposing the fee in November 2021 but have postponed it each week since. The latest extension delays the effective date until April 1.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports again postponed by a week a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers (see 2110280031), the two ports announced March 18. The ports originally planned to begin imposing the fee in November last year, but have postponed it each week since. The latest extension delays the effective date until March 25.

The White House launched a pilot for a new supply chain information sharing system to allow for better exchange of freight data between U.S. ports, ocean carriers, terminals, logistics companies and other businesses. The Freight Logistics Optimization Works, announced March 15, will help provide companies and other supply chain actors with important information about the movement of cargo by helping to ensure more consistent early return dates for containers, more accurate chassis availability and estimates of “aggregate dwell time throughout the supply chain,” the White House said. The system, led by the Department of Transportation, will feature an initial set of 18 industry participants, including FedEx, UPS, Target, the ports at Long Beach, Los Angeles and Georgia, as well as terminal operators, trucking companies and chassis providers.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports again postponed by a week a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers (see 2110280031), the two ports announced March 11. The ports originally planned to begin imposing the fee Nov. 15, 2021, but have postponed it each week since. The latest extension delays the effective date until March 18.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports again postponed by a week a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers (see 2110280031), the two ports announced March 4. The ports originally planned to begin imposing the fee Nov. 15 but have postponed it each week since. The latest extension delays the effective date until March 11.

The Federal Maritime Commission is officially seeking feedback on the possibility of new demurrage and detention billing requirements, which could require carriers and terminal operators to include “certain minimum information” with their billings and issue those billings within a certain time frame. The pre-rule, previewed by the commission earlier this month (see 2202070026), is part of a larger FMC effort to address fees and other problems in the international ocean freight delivery system that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic (see 2011200024 and 2107290021). Comments on the rule, released Feb. 14, are due March 17.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports again postponed a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers (see 2110280031), the two ports announced Feb. 11. The ports originally planned to begin imposing the fee Nov. 15, but have postponed it each week since. The latest extension delays the effective date until Feb. 18.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports again postponed a new surcharge meant to incentivize the movement of dwelling containers (see 2110280031), the two ports announced Feb. 4. The ports originally planned to begin imposing the fee Nov. 15, but have postponed it each week since. The latest extension delays the effective date until Feb. 11.