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CARGO FEE * USA - Ports may put end to
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are now considering whether to scrap a cargo fee
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Daily Breeze, by Art Marroquin -1 Aug 2009: -- After a series of delays, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are now considering whether to scrap a cargo fee that was supposed to generate $1.4 billion for bridge, railway and road improvements... The infrastructure fee was adopted by the twin ports in January 2008, but it was never collected because of the national recession and the fact that no specific construction projects were ever approved... The proposal had initially called for placing a $15 fee on all loaded 20-foot cargo containers entering or leaving the ports by truck or train beginning Jan. 1... Just weeks before the fee was scheduled to kick in, the twin ports delayed implementation until July 1 and slashed the fee to $6 for loaded 20-foot cargo containers... Earlier this year, that date was delayed - again - to July 1, 2010, with a new fee amount that still needs to be calculated... In the meantime, staffers from both ports are studying whether to completely take the fee off the books, said Kathryn McDermott, deputy executive director of business development at the Port of Los Angeles. A report is expected in the coming months... (Photo: NOI/NOP for Berths 302-306 -APL- Container Terminal Project)Labels: fees
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