March 20, 2008 -- Tropical Shipping has built its business around providing on-time departures and arrivals that our customers, and your customers, have come to depend on for the operation of their businesses. Meeting the in-port cargo and documentation cut-offs gives Tropical Shipping the ability to meet our promise of reliability.

In order to continue to provide the highest quality, on-time shipping services to our customers, Tropical Shipping requests your cooperation in meeting the FCL cargo and documentation cut-off times listed below.

Cargo Type	Cargo Arrival In Port Cut Off	Documentation Cut Off
Dry	10:00 p.m., day prior to sailing	5:30 p.m., day prior to sailing
Frozen Refrigerated	10:00 p.m., day prior to sailing	5:30 p.m., day prior to sailing
Chilled Refrigerated	12:00 p.m., day of sailing	5:30 p.m., day prior to sailing
Carrier-loaded Cargo	Received by 3:00 p.m., day prior to sailing	5:30 p.m., day prior to sailing

*Cut offs listed above apply only to Full Container Load and Carrier Loaded cargo

We will continue to communicate and work closely with our customers to ensure that our goals of on-time arrivals and cut off adherence are met. Tropical Shipping values the close relationships we have built with our customers throughout our 45-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.

Complete contact listings, including telephone and fax numbers and email address information can be found 24/7/365 on our website on the Bookings and Customer Service page -- found in the Contact area of our website.