Effective 08/01/17 the Traffic Mitigation Fee (also known as TMF or PierPass Fee) charged in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 2.3%, in line with the combined 2.3% increase in longshore wage and assessment rates effect as of 07/01/17, to $72.09 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) or $144.18 per forty-foot container.The TMF is charged only on containers that are moved between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. No TMF is due for containers moved during OffPeak shifts (6:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. on weekdays or 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays).