A LATE container fee at the ports of New York and New Jersey is to be reworked, with the aim to have a tariff in place by Q4, reports CNBC News.
The port of New Jersey has had a container imbalance of 200,000 since January, and the fee was to help move both late full and empty containers.
Port officials declared the goal is to have the tariff in place for the fourth quarter of this year, with the first invoices to be issued in January.
The invoices would be based on the carrier's Q4 balance of containers and their efforts to move out empties.
Port officials declared ocean carriers have been 'very engaged and responsive' in the last month.
Right now, empty boxes are sitting at the port for 30 days. Delays in moving out import containers into the US and empties delay the delivery of goods for the US supply chain.
According to MarineTraffic, the Port of New York ranked second among US ports with the most containers waiting offshore. Savannah had the most, followed by Houston.
Many ocean carriers have made commitments and are working to move empties, helping to restore the port.
Meanwhile, the logistical woes on the west coast continue. The Port of Oakland continues to move out containers that piled up during the five-day truck strike in July.
The rail delays are not improving on the west coast, while logistics managers declared rail delays are averaging 12 days at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
For containers that are moved by truck and rail, delays are 30 days. The congestion on rail also impacts inland transit with delays between five to seven days.
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The port of New Jersey has had a container imbalance of 200,000 since January, and the fee was to help move both late full and empty containers.
Port officials declared the goal is to have the tariff in place for the fourth quarter of this year, with the first invoices to be issued in January.
The invoices would be based on the carrier's Q4 balance of containers and their efforts to move out empties.
Port officials declared ocean carriers have been 'very engaged and responsive' in the last month.
Right now, empty boxes are sitting at the port for 30 days. Delays in moving out import containers into the US and empties delay the delivery of goods for the US supply chain.
According to MarineTraffic, the Port of New York ranked second among US ports with the most containers waiting offshore. Savannah had the most, followed by Houston.
Many ocean carriers have made commitments and are working to move empties, helping to restore the port.
Meanwhile, the logistical woes on the west coast continue. The Port of Oakland continues to move out containers that piled up during the five-day truck strike in July.
The rail delays are not improving on the west coast, while logistics managers declared rail delays are averaging 12 days at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
For containers that are moved by truck and rail, delays are 30 days. The congestion on rail also impacts inland transit with delays between five to seven days.
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