If cargo is not removed timely, the carrier will be fined. A fine of $100 for each container scheduled for rail transport that remains on the dock for more than three days. Carriers will have nine days to move any truck-bound cargo before the fee kicks in.
“With the escalating backlog of ships off the coast, we must take immediate action to prompt the rapid removal of containers from our marine terminals,” Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero said. “The terminals are running out of space, and this will make room for the containers sitting on those ships at anchor.”
Long Beach recently temporarily modified its zoning laws to help the port to offload freight. For the next three months, warehouses and industrial sites can stack shipping containers four-high rather than two. They are providing carriers with more space as they wait for truckers to pick it up.
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