Archive for November 2021

LA/LB Container Dwell Fee on holdThe Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to monitor improved container fluidity on the terminals and have put the fee on hold until December 6, 2021 at which point they will reassess the situation. View the full news release here.    Reminder – Temporary adjustment for Pier Pass…

LA/LB Container Dwell Fee PostponedThe Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have postponed the new container dwell fee by a second week, to November 29th, 2021.  Today’s press release pointed to a 33% reduction in aging cargo on the docks.  The ports will continue to monitor the progress and will revisit the fee implementation…

NASA and Hillebrand USA warehouses and offices will be observing the following holiday schedule next week:  Wednesday November 24th – US Offices to close 2 hours earlyThursday November 25th – Closed for holidayFriday November 26th – Closed for holiday Important reminder for import customs and ISF filing: Tuesday November 23, 2021 is the ISF filing cutoff…

LA/LB Container Dwell Fee PostponedThe Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have postponed the new container dwell fee by another week, to November 22nd, 2021.  In a statement, Long Beach port officials noted that there has been “significant improvement in clearing import containers from our docks in recent weeks”.  We will continue to update…

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a GRI (general rate increase) for shipments originating from Mexico to the USA effective December 11, 2021 as follows:  USD 300 /TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) to US East Coast and Gulf ports USD 850 / 20′ foot containers and USD 1000 / 40′ foot containers to US West Coast…

For shipments loading in the United Kingdom (full container loads or consolidations via Hillebrand’s warehouses), a new rail electricity surcharge will apply to inland transport as of November 15, 2021.  Citing rising electricity costs, rail providers will charge an additional 18% electricity surcharge on November (this translates to £60 per 20′ container and £80 per 40′ container).…

USA Port UpdatesWhile the average wait times for vessels to berth is improving marginally since our last report, you will still see the heaviest vessel congestion outside of Los Angeles / Long Beach, Seattle/Vancouver and Savannah on the West Coast.  Intermittent weather and operational delays are affecting Houston and Norfolk as well this week.  Southern…

Ocean carriers are reacting to the new temporary storage charges that the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach implemented the first of this month as mentioned in last week’s operations update here. Under the 90 day policy, the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach will charge ocean carriers for import containers that are…

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a general rate increase from South Africa to USA.​​​​​​​Effective December 1st, 2021 MSC will apply a general rate increase of USD 500 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), all equipment types, from South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique to ports in the USA, Canada and Mexico.    ​​​​​Please reach out to your…