The Port of Seattle in the United States charges this fee for containers unloaded at Piers 5, 18, and 30 at the port.
Hapag-Lloyd announced on November 25 that the Port of Seattle in the United States announced that it will charge an "Extended Dwell Time Fee" for containers unloaded at Piers 5, 18, and 30 at the Port of Seattle. Empty containers and export loaded containers will not be affected by this fee.
The effective date of this fee is December 1, 2021, and the scope of the fee is for import containers that have been detained at the terminal for more than 5 days. The specific charging standards are as follows:
- There is a 5-day free period after the container can be picked up;
- After the 5-day free period, each container will be charged USD 50 per day from the 1st to the 5th day;
- From the 6th to the 10th day, each container needs to pay USD 75 per day;
- From the 11th to the 15th day, each container is charged USD 100 per day;
- For 16 days or more, USD 150 per container per day is charged.
In addition, the newly charged "overdue storage fee" is charged in addition to the normal detention fees.
In response, Hapag-Lloyd reminded customers that if they do not immediately pick up containers stranded at relevant terminals, "overdue storage fees" will be incurred.
According to an announcement from the Port of Seattle, the reason for charging "excess storage fees" this time is the same as the reason why the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach in the western United States charge similar detention fees. That is, because cargo owners fail to pick up containers in time, port terminals are seriously congested and storage costs increase, which in turn causes pressure on terminal operators and makes it difficult to carry out related operations.
The Port of Seattle said it hopes to use this fee to encourage shippers to pick up their containers as quickly as possible and speed up the circulation of containers at the terminal.
According to the Port of Seattle, the fee will cease to be charged once container congestion at the terminal improves and related operations resume.
Recently, the U.S. supply chain crisis has intensified, causing great impact on ports, especially the reduced operating efficiency of ports in the western United States, and increased ship delays and congestion.
In order to speed up the circulation of containers and alleviate the current supply chain difficulties, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach first announced in October that they would charge "container overstay fees" to shipping companies.
However, the collection date of this fee has been postponed again and again, from November 15 to November 22, and then from November 22 to November 29.
As for the reason for postponing the charges, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach stated that the number of stranded containers at the two ports has decreased by a total of 33% since the charging policy was announced on October 25. The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach expressed satisfaction with this progress, but at the same time they will continue to monitor the length of time that imported containers stay at the terminal on a daily basis.
However, shipping companies have been prepared for the charges. Companies including COSCO Shipping Lines, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, etc. have responded to the new charges at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach and announced the specific charging methods.
Original text: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/kXoNI5bjBQIuqIh8hSD10g
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