Long Beach passes cargo incentive programs

Markets

Tuesday, July 03, 2012
   The Port of Long Beach on Monday approved two incentive programs aimed at inducing big ships and discretionary intermodal cargo to call at the Southern California port.    The first program would cap port dockage fees at $8,641 for any ship longer than 345 meters calling at the port, while the second would give a $10 discount per container for each additional intermodal box moving through Long Beach.    The yearlong programs, if formally approved next week, would go into ef...
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