Enhanced Service To Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands
October 4, 2005 -- As part of an on going effort to provide the highest quality, on-time shipping services to our customers, we are pleased to announce enhanced service from The Port of Palm Beach, Florida, to Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands. Tropical now offers a faster transit from South Florida to Grand Turk departing weekly on Friday and arriving in Grand Turk on Monday.
Additional benefits to the enhanced service include:
- Dependable three-day transit from South Florida
- Early weekly arrival allowing for just-in-time inventory management, improved production
- cycles and improved business planning
- Utilization of a vessel that carries the best equipment to handle the growing needs and specialized cargo of our customers in Grand Turk
- Ability to pre-clear cargo through Customs
The new sailing schedule is in effect immediately, commencing Friday, Oct. 14, arriving in Grand Turk on Monday, Oct. 17. Any cargo that was originally booked for the Tuesday, Oct. 11, sailing will now sail on Friday, Oct. 14.
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Cargo Type |
Cargo In-Port Arrival Cutoff |
Documentation Cutoff |
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FCL Dry and frozen |
Thursday, no later than 10 p.m. |
Thursday, 5:30 p.m. |
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FCL Refrigerated - chilled |
Friday, no later than noon |
Thursday, 5:30 p.m. |
|
LCL Dry |
Thursday, no later than noon |
Thursday, noon |
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LCL Frozen |
Up to 5 days prior to sail, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Thursday, 5:30 p.m. |
|
LCL Chilled |
Thursday ONLY, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Thursday, 5:30 p.m. |
Tropical remains committed to providing our customers with the most frequent and fastest comprehensive service to The Turks & Caicos Islands. Thank you for choosing Tropical as your carrier of choice to The Turks & Caicos Islands. For further information regarding our services to Grand Turk, please contact your local transportation consultant or the Western Caribbean Trade Team at 561-881-3964 or 888-578-5846. ©2005 Tropical Shipping and Construction Company Limited