CaroTrans News

As part of the forthcoming enforcement of the European Union’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2), CaroTrans is committed to ensuring full compliance for all shipments entering the EU’s customs territory.

Effective immediately, CaroTrans requires new information for all LCL shipments to Italy to be included on the shipping instructions. For more information click here. 

CaroTrans will implement surcharge increases as of April 1st, 2025. Click here for more information. 

CaroTrans will implement an GRI from Houston to Hamburg. The GRI includes the origins of Dallas and New Orleans to Hamburg plus transshipment destinations moving via Hamburg. Click here for more details.

United States Port Strikes Latest News and Contingency Plans. Click here for more information.

As part of our commitment to keeping you informed, we want to provide you with an important market update regarding recent lock out at the ports in Canada and flooding in Spain, click here for more information!

The BC Maritime Employers Association announced they will lock out the union at the port of Vancouver beginning Monday, November 4. Find out more details and contingency options here. 

CaroTrans will implement an GRI from all USA origins to cargo destined to/via Dubai and Jebel Ali. Click here for details. 

The railroad interchanges at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been experiencing extremely high levels of congestion recently. Click here to find out more informaton and contingency options.

United States port strikes latest news and contingency plans. As a follow-up to previous announcements regarding labor disruptions in the United States, the ILA (International Longshoremen’s Association) went on strike at midnight on September 30th.Click here to find out more.