Crowley offers new Caribbean shipping services

.Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 12:56pm EDT

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Sarah Mueller

Reporter - Jacksonville Business Journal

 

Crowley Maritime Corp. is adding freight forwarding, consolidation and Customs brokerage services in Tortola and Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands (BVI), the company announced this week.

 

Crowley, based in Jacksonville, now also offers customers less-than-container-load (LCL) shipping and air freight services between Miami; San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Road Town, Tortola.

 

“We strive to continually improve our services for customers - in this case those who are shipping to and from the Caribbean,” said Carlos Rice, vice president of operations for Crowley. “Adding logistics options in the BVI widens our capabilities in the Caribbean as a whole while providing additional trade lanes to customers.”

 

The company offers two separate sailings for LCL cargo to Tortola, which aim to provide customers greater options and flexibility. The first sailing has a vessel departing Miami on Thursdays for a Monday arrival in Road Town, which allows shipments to be delivered to stores at the start of each week. The second sailing is every other week from San Juan, departing on Fridays for Tuesday arrivals in Road Town.

 

Additionally, Crowley offers northbound sailings for all types of cargo to islands in the Caribbean, including Tortola, via direct port calls in St. Maarten and Port Everglades, Fla.

 

The company also provides trucking and distribution services in San Juan and Miami, and offers pick-ups and deliveries in Tortola.