The Port of Houston is reducing the free time given to refrigerated container imports at its marine terminals because shippers continue to leave reefer cargo past the port\u2019s allotted grace period.<\/p>\n
The Board of Commissioners for the Port Houston Authority approved Monday a change to the terminal tariffs that will reduce the free time for a refrigerated container to four days from the current seven-day period in place for all containers. The policy change comes as reefer imports, while still a small part of the port\u2019s business, grow faster than Houston\u2019s dry cargo imports.<\/p>\n
The tariff change will take effect May 1. Reefer shippers will still have an additional three days of free time available if a container requires an inspection by US Customs and Border Protection or the Department of Agriculture (USDA).<\/p>\n
In asking for the tariff change, Chief Port Operations Officer Ryan Mariacher said the move would align Houston\u2019s policies with how other ports handle refrigerated containers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis supports the shippers that need to expedite the handling of these commodity types,\u201d Mariacher said. \u201cWe want to be a transit facility, not a storage facility.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mariacher did not say how long refrigerated containers are dwelling at the port. But in June 2025, when the port approved a higher rate of demurrage on refrigerated boxes, he said some shippers had been leaving their reefer shipments at the port for a week or more.<\/p>\n
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