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PierPass Fee to Increase August 8

The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) has announced a 1.9 percent increase in the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, scheduled to take effect on August 8, 2016. The increase will sustain continued operation of PierPass OffPeak gates amid labor cost increases.

Beginning August 8, the TMF will be increased to $70.49 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) or $140.98 per forty-foot container.  The adjustment falls under Rule 7 of WCMTOA's Marine Terminal Schedule No. 1, which states, "Beginning in mid-2012, the Fee shall be adjusted annually to reflect increases in labor costs based on Pacific Maritime Association maritime labor cost figures." The PMA negotiates and administers maritime labor agreements with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).

PierPass launched the OffPeak program in 2005 to reduce severe cargo-related congestion on local streets and highways around the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. OffPeak established regular night and Saturday work shifts to handle trucks delivering and picking up containers at the 13 container terminals in the two adjacent ports.

Using a congestion pricing model, PierPass charges a TMF on weekday daytime cargo moves to incentivize cargo owners to use the OffPeak shifts. The TMF also helps pay for the labor and other costs of operating the OffPeak shifts. Since 2005, OffPeak has taken more than 35 million truck trips out of daytime Southern California traffic and diverted them to less congested nights and weekends. About half of all port truck trips now take place during the OffPeak shifts.
 

Mallory Alexander Named One of Top 22 Companies Providing Best-In-Class Software to Streamline Your Supply Chain

Global Trade Magazine has named Mallory Alexander as one of the Top 22 3PLs Providing Best-in-Class Software to Streamline Your Supply Chain with the MyMallory SCV (Supply Chain Visibility) tool.  MyMallory SCV gives complete visibility from origin to the customer's door for all modes of transportation.  Including purchase order management, MyMallory SCV provides users with access to real-time supply chain information, houses documents, invoices and various reports at the touch of a button. 

For more information on MyMallory SCV, please contact your local Mallory representative or visit website.  

Shippers Say Chassis Fees to Reduce LA-LB's Port Competitiveness

Shippers said Tuesday the decision by marine terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach to impose a $5 gate fee on chassis moves will reduce the competitiveness of the largest U.S. port complex by adding another layer of cost on their operations

.The West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement, which represents the 13 container terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach, had planned to implement the chassis gate fee on Monday, but then decided to postpone it. WCMTOA, through its management entity, PierPass Inc., confirmed Tuesday the effective date will be Sept. 1.

For More details at JOC.com.