Los Angeles could impose penalty fee for lingering empty containers
LA port director Gene Seroka says the empty container programme is necessary to free up valuable space on the docks. Port of Long Beach executive director Mario Cordero confirms his facility also is in discussions over the proposed fee
Proposed new fee policy would see ocean carriers charged $100 a day for an empty container not moved within nine days, with a further $100 per day added for every day after until the box leaves the terminal