FILE — A Cosco container ship is docked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. California state lawmakers held a joint legislative hearing at the Capitol in Sacramento, Wednesday, Nov. 3, to discusses the supply chain disruptions. While congestion at the state's ports have slowed deliveries of imports, it's also made it harder for the state's farmers to export crops to markets in Asia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Two months after being announced, fines for slow-moving cargo companies at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach still haven’t taken effect. The Container Dwell Fee hasn’t been deemed necessary since it was announced on October 25th. Since then, companies have gotten the message, as the amount of old cargo left on the docks has dropped by 41-percent. The need for the 100-dollar-per-container fine will still be reassessed every Monday.