LONG Beach Board of Harbour
Commissioners are considering two incentive programmes to promote the west
coast port as a big ship destination and encourage intermodal shipping.
It has proposed a capping of
dockage fees on vessels that are longer than 345 metres at US$8,641 a day
compared to current price of $11,242 a day for large container vessels, reports
the Long Beach Press Telegram.
The port authority is also
considering a $10 per TEU discount for containers coming by rail to undermine
trucking to ease congestion and improve air quality.
Its strategy for capping and
discounting rail cargo fees is to protect market share and protect jobs in the
region, said port spokesman Art Wong. "We want to give them one more
reason to move their cargo through Southern California."
The programme will go live
on August 1 following approval at commission meeting with year-on-year stats to
be then compared in the same time frame 2011-2012.
Source : HKSG, 03.07.12.
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