Container Dwell Fee & Chile Congestion Update

Once again, the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles announced that the considered “Container Dwell Fee” will be held off another week, until Feb. 4.
 
As we have seen in these past weeks, the two ports have postponed this fee as they have seen a combined decline of 67% in aging cargo on the docks since the program was announced on Oct. 25. The progress will again be assessed during the next week and another determination will be made as to the fee's implementation at that time. 

In South America, the situation at the Chile-Argentina border is still dire, with over 2,000 trucks waiting in line to enter into the country due to increased COVID-19 testing procedures. However, our office in Chile has reported that the truckers who had enacted strike actions due to these restrictions have ceased the actions over the weekend, and there is some hope that the backlog will normalize within the coming days. 

We will continue to keep you informed of these developments, and, has always, please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.