The head of the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday urged companies to pick up their shipments in a more expedited manner to help ease congestion.
“The container dwell time is much higher than it was pre-pandemic,” Executive Director Gene Seroka said on CNBC, referring to the length of time a container spends at the port.
“We’re asking our importers to pick up the cargo as quickly as they can, devan the products and return those containers back to the port,” added Seroka. … “We’ve got to pick up the cargo faster. We can then increase fluidity much more quickly. Our tarmacs are about 90% full and, in our industry, 80% is considered full capacity,” he said.