Special Announcement: CMA CGM expands intermodal surcharge to LA-LB haulage
The tightening of US drayage capacity is most acute in Southern California, where retailers are funneling their imports to meet e-commerce demand and rebuild depleted inventories.
Citing congestion in Southern California, CMA CGM is expanding its $350 emergency intermodal surcharge beyond inland destinations to include all containers moved out of the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex for local delivery and to area rail ramps.
In a customer notice Monday, the carrier said it will implement the emergency surcharge starting Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, respectively. CMA CGM said, “the charge allows for managing escalating costs in order to continue to provide a proper level of service.”
The emergency intermodal surcharge currently only applies to containers originating from Southern California into nine major inland markets, including Chicago and Memphis. To read the full article, click here.
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