Important notice

Regarding incoming vehicles to Bremerhaven and possible delays / storage costs during delivery:

Please note, that all vehicles arrived and ready for delivery until 11. Dec. 2024 will be delivered before the Christmas Holidays.
All truckers will be moving vehicles until 20 Dec. Trucks will then only resume to run after the holidays are over on 06. January 2025.
This is caused by the fact, that trucks have a Holiday Ban on the Highways throughout Europe, as well as the fact, that the Ports will be closed and not
operating during the holidays and on the days between the Holidays, the ports have very limited opening- / operation hours, if at all.
Any vehicle arriving or becoming available for trucking after 11. Dec. Will remain at the port until the trucks will drive again – storage charges acruing during the waiting time will be to the customer’s account.
If you prefer to travel to the port and obtain your vehicle personally, you will be reimbursed for any pre-paid delivery fee. Pick up at port is only possible 23/27/30 December and 2/3 January.
All other days the port will be closed.

Regarding Export vehicles that are delivered to the various locations:

Please note, that all truckers will be moving vehicles until 20 Dec. Trucks will then only resume to run after the holidays are over on 06. January 2025.
This is caused by the fact, that trucks have a Holiday Ban on the Highways throughout Europe, as well as the fact, that the Ports will be closed and not operating during the holidays and on the days between the Holidays, the ports have very limited opening- / operation hours, if at all.
This means in turn, that all vehicles arrived at your lot and ready for pick up by COB 13. Dec 2024 will be picked up and moved before the Holidays.
DEADLINE for vehicles from ITALY would be COB 11. Dec 2024 !!!
Any vehicle dropped-off after 13. Dec (Italy 11th) will most likely remain at your lot until beginning Jan 2025 and could also only leave the port after
New Year.
Please pass this information to your customers and use it to plan drop off appointments accordingly. Also keep us updated and set-up contracts as
early as possible so we can pre-book anything coming in around this time.
The sooner we know about bookings / drop-off, the better we can react and arrange to have them moved before the Holidays, to avoid delays in shipping
and frustrated customers.
In case of questions on this matter, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for the understanding and support – Let’s all have a great Holiday Season!

Impact of Pending ILA Union Strike:

Please be advised that the potential October 1st longshoremen labor strike may cause significant disruptions at all U.S. East Coast and Gulf Ports, which could result in additional terminal and ocean carrier fees as well as delays. Any additional fees incurred as a direct result of these disruptions will have to be passed on to the customer. Trans Global will make every effort to mitigate the impact of these fees, but we cannot absorb costs imposed by terminals or ocean carriers due to circumstances beyond our control. We appreciate your understanding and will continue to keep you informed of any further developments.

FREEPORT, TX – SHIPMENTS

The APS-FREEPORT-TERMINAL has some restrictions, which are:
  1. The APS Terminal allows 5 days free of storage charges, starting with the day of discharge from the Ocean-vessel.  The Storage-charges are USD 10 per unit and day thereafter.
  2. Consignee / Person which picks up the vehicle at the APS Terminal at Freeport, TX must make an appointment at least 24 hours in advance.
  3. Pick-up for vehicles (POV) are only possible on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 08:00 H a.m. to 11:45 H a.m.
  4. In addition, Consignee / Person which pick-up the vehicle must also pay a TWIC- Escort-Fee in cash at the time of pick-up, unless they have an active TWIC Card. US-Military-Service-Members will need to have a TWIC Card as well or pay the escort fee.  The escort fee is between $100-150 cash!

Shipments to SAN DIEGO, CA / LONG BEACH, CA / PORT HUENEME, CA

This is a new safety regulation, for all USED vehicles (more than 100 miles on the odometer), because the starter-battery needs to be disconnected for the ocean-transportation.

The special instruction sheet is as of today mandatory for all shipments to SAN DIEGO, CA / LONG BEACH, CA / PORT HUENEME, CA. Therefore, we are forced to ask the Shipper to provide us with the information / a memo as specified on the sample.

The required information / preparation are as follows :

  1. Shipper has to point out the area, where the starter battery of the vehicle is located. – to be noted on the memo. If the area is covered, the cover has to be removed prior to drop-off (but can be shipped with the vehicle), so the battery is seen und accessible. Photo is to be taken (see: link) of the uncovered battery area - and the photo is to be copied into the memo.
  2. If there is any special instruction, on how to disconnect or connect the negative pole of the battery, - to be noted on the memo.
  3. If the battery area is accessible through an electrical locked or electrical opened area, - it’s to be noted on the memo on how to access the area.

The sample instruction can be used and the above mentioned information (highlighted in red) as well as the picture of the battery area can be copied in accordingly.
A copy of the memo has to be placed on the passenger seat of the vehicle, at drop-off / deliver and before the vehicle is loaded onto the truck or for self-delivery to the port, prior to the hand-over at the port.

Please be informed, that this is a new security measurement of the ocean-carrier for the vessel-, staff- and cargo-security for the Ro/Ro-ocean-transport by NYK-Lines.

Without this written instructions, with picture, NYK informed us, that they are NOT able to load the vehicle otherwise.