Sailing Schedule Changes for Freeport and the Turks and Caicos Islands

July 27, 2011--

Tropical Shipping remains committed to providing the highest quality, on-time shipping services destined for Freeport, Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.  Please be advised of the following sailing schedule changes due to the Tropic Opal and the Tropic Night entering dry dock for scheduled routine vessel maintenance.

Beginning the week of August 1, 2011 and continuing for five weeks, the Thursday sailing from the Port of Palm Beach to Freeport, Bahamas will depart one day earlier on Wednesday.  Cargo will arrive in Freeport on Thursday.

Beginning the week of August 1, 2011 with the Friday sailing and continuing for five weeks, cargo will arrive in Providenciales on Monday AM.   Cargo will arrive in Grand Turk on Tuesday AM. 

Regular service to Freeport and the Turks and Caicos Islands will resume the week of September 5, 2011.

Effective August 1, 2011, the sailing schedule will be as follows:

Port	Current Departure Day	Departure Day (Effective week of 08/01/2011)	Current Arrival Day	Arrival Day (Effective week of 08/01/2011)
Freeport	Thursday	Wednesday	Friday	Thursday
Providenciales	Friday	Friday	Sunday	Monday
Grand Turk	Friday	Friday	Monday	Tuesday

Regularly scheduled service from the Port of Palm Beach to Freeport and the Turks and Caicos Islands will resume the week of September 5, 2011.

Cargo and documentation cut-offs for the Freeport sailing will also be moved up one day earlier in line with the sailing schedule change.  Cargo and documentation cut-offs for sailings to the Turks and Caicos Islands remain unchanged.

Updated FCL and LCL cargo and documentation cut-offs can be found on http://www.tropical.com/external/en/.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused; every effort has been made to provide sufficient notice in order for our valued customers to plan their shipments accordingly.

Tropical Shipping values the close relationships we have built with our customers throughout our 48-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 transportation consultant or the U.S. Customer Service Team at 800-638-TROP (8767) or 561-881-3999.

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