May 29, 2009 -- As a result of the completion of the Freeport Harbor Improvement Project, Tropical will resume its regular sailing schedule with arrivals at 8:00 am Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 

Effective, Monday, June 1, 2009 our Monday, Wednesday and Thursday sailings to Freeport will depart at 11:00 pm.

Changes to our FCL/LCL cargo cut-offs and documentation cut-offs are listed below:

   FCL Cargo

Vessel Sailings	Dry/Frozen Cargo Cut-Off	Chilled Cargo Cut-Off	Customer Prepared Documentation Cut-Off	Tropical Prepared Dry Documentation Cut-Off	Tropical Prepared Refrigerated Documentation Cut-Off
Monday	12:00 pm Monday	Noon day of sailing	1:00 pm Sunday	5:00 pm Friday	5:00 pm Friday
Wednesday	10:00 pm Tuesday	Noon day of sailing	5:00 pm Tuesday	4:00 pm Tuesday	4:00 pm Tuesday
Thursday	10:00 pm Wednesday	Noon day of sailing	5:00 pm Wednesday	4:00 pm Wednesday	4:00 pm Wednesday

  LCL Cargo

Vessel Sailings	Cargo Cut-Off (MIA and WPB)	Customer Prepared Documentation Cut-Off	Tropical Prepared Dry Documentation Cut-Off
Monday	4:00 pm Friday	5:00 pm Sunday	4:00 pm Friday
Wednesday	4:00 pm Tuesday	5:00 pm Tuesday	4:00 pm Tuesday
Thursday	4:00 pm Wednesday	5:00 pm Wednesday	4:00 pm Wednesday

Tropical Shipping values the close relationships we have built with our customers throughout our 46-year history. Thank you for choosing us as your carrier of choice to The Bahamas and the Caribbean. For further information, please contact your local sales representative or the U.S. Customer Service Team at 800-638-TROP (8767) or 561-881-3999.

For more information on our cargo and documentation cut-off please visit www.tropical.com.