Port Houston: Import dwell fee effective from February 1 - SAFETY4SEA - Safety4Sea

A Sustained Import Dwell Fee volition spell into effect astatine Port Houston connected February 1, 2023, to assistance support fluidity astatine the Bayport and Barbours Cut Container Terminals and code semipermanent dwell.

The $45 interest volition beryllium charged per portion per time starting connected the eighth time aft the expiration of escaped time, arsenic defined successful Tariff No. 15 Subrule 095 and Tariff No. 14 Subrule 093.

This interest is successful summation to the demurrage charges for loaded import containers provided for successful those subrules and does not regenerate those charges. Containers volition beryllium connected clasp until each terminal fees are reconciled; outgo of specified fees volition beryllium the work of the cargo owner.

The Sustained Import Dwell Fee is intended to minimize semipermanent retention of containers connected the terminals and beforehand fluidity of cargo movement

said Roger Guenther, Executive Director astatine Port Houston, explaining that the larboard has seen during the caller summation successful request that containers sitting connected terminals for an extended play of clip are a challenge.

This past October, the Port Commission approved the new dwell interest structure to assistance trim the magnitude of clip containers beryllium connected terminal. After making the indispensable bundle upgrades, the Sustained Import Dwell Fee volition present spell into effect opening February 1.

An Excessive Import Dwell Fee was besides approved successful October, which tin beryllium implemented by Port Houston’s Executive Director arsenic needed. If implemented, it volition instrumentality effect pursuing 30 days’ nationalist announcement and stay successful effect for astatine slightest sixty days. It is not being implemented astatine this time.

In akin news, the San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles announced that they volition signifier retired the enactment to cod a “Container Dwell Fee” connected January 24, 2023.

Since the programme was announced connected October 25, 2021, the 2 ports person seen a combined diminution of 92% successful aging cargo connected the docks.

While the enforcement directors of some ports person had the authorization from their respective harbor commissions to instrumentality the fee, it was ne'er activated due to the fact that cargo owners were capable to wide their long-dwelling cargo disconnected terminals.