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Ocean freight clearance in Canada requires advance documentation, CARM-compliant CAD filing, and release coordination. Here's how to avoid the common delays.
International shipping container cost breaks down into ocean freight, terminal handling, customs duties, and inland transport—here's what we see clients paying in 2026.
Asia-Europe container rates dropped for a fourth straight week while transpacific lanes saw increases. For Canadian importers filing CADs through the CBSA CARM Client Portal, that volatility turns lan
Transpacific and Asia-Europe spot rates dropped again last week, but August capacity bets are already reshaping carrier pricing. For Canadian importers coordinating with a CBP customs broker on the U.
A freight forwarder company handles ocean/air consolidation, customs clearance, and last-mile for Canadian importers. Here's what to verify before you commit.
Ocean freight costs dropped for the first time since April, and importers are planning Q3 restocking runs. But cheaper freight doesn't automatically mean faster CBSA clearance. If your CARM infrastruc
Flexport's advice to hold off on early ocean contracts is solid freight strategy, but importers miss the customs clearance angle: when freight rates jump 30-40% mid-year, your total declared value ris
Ocean freight rates just hit a two-year high. That number flows through every Commercial Accounting Declaration you file, every RPP bond calculation, and every landed-cost decision your finance team m
Global containership capacity grew 5.7% in twelve months, with most of it absorbed by Asia-Europe and African routes. Canadian importers sourcing from China and Southeast Asia need to understand how t
Traditional peak season patterns have collapsed under persistent ocean overcapacity. For Canadian importers, that means rethinking contract timing, RPP bond sizing, and CBSA compliance workflows when
Long-term ocean contracts with major carriers give you rate certainty, but they rarely cover the variables that control clearance speed, duty exposure, or CARM security posting. A locked box rate stil
Hapag-Lloyd launched a CEO podcast to talk ocean freight trends. For Canadian importers filing CADs under CARM, carrier schedule volatility means your release-prior-to-payment bond and PARS pre-arriva