So-Cal port fees sending cargo to alternate ports

March 13, 2009 by Splatty  
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I just read a great article from the JOC regarding the negative effects that the increasing list of port fees at the ports in Los Angeles/Long Beach are having on cargo volumes. The latest fee to be instituted at the ports is the “Clean Trucks Fee” which went into effect in February. The CTF is a $35 per TEU fee levied as part of the port’s clean air action plan.

Other fees currently charged by the So-Cal ports are the Alameda Corridor Surcharge and the Pier Pass fee. With the increasing fees and burden put on importers, many of my customers are looking at alternate options to bring their cargo into the States. Working in an inland destination, I find it much more cost effective to route containers via the ports of Oakland and Seattle. The importer might lose a day or two in transit, but the cost savings typically outweight the addtional days in transit.

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