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Tropical Shipping U.S., U.S.V.I and Puerto Rico to Celebrate Labor Day Holiday
August 19, 2009 -- In observance of the Labor Day holiday, Tropical Shipping's U.S., U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico terminals and offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2009. As a result, the departures to Nassau and Freeport, Bahamas on Monday, September 7, 2009 will sail on Sunday, September 6, 2009.
Cargo and documentation cutoff times for the Saturday, September 5 sailings to Nassau and Freeport, Bahamas are listed below:
| FCL & LCL Cargo Cutoffs by Cargo Type |
| Vessel Sailings |
FCL Dry |
FCL Refrigerated: Chilled |
FCL Refrigerated: Frozen |
FCL Carrier-Loaded |
LCL Miami & West Palm Beach |
| Freeport, Bahamas |
Fri, Sept. 4, 12:00 p.m. |
Fri, Sept. 4, 12:00 p.m. |
Fri, Sept. 4, 12:00 p.m. |
Fri, Sept. 4, 12:00 p.m. |
Thurs., Sept. 3, 4:00 p.m. |
| Nassau, Bahamas |
Fri, Sept. 4, 12:00 p.m. |
Fri, Sept. 4, 12:00 p.m. |
Fri, Sept. 4, 12:00 p.m. |
Fri, Sept. 4, 12:00 p.m. |
Thurs., Sept. 3, 4:00 p.m. |
| FCL & LCL Documentation Cutoffs |
| Vessel Sailings |
Customer Prepared Documentation |
Tropical Prepared FCL Dry Documentation |
Tropical Prepared FCL Refrigerated Documentation |
Tropical Prepared LCL Dry Documentation |
Tropical Prepared LCL Refrigerated Documentation |
| Freeport, Bahamas |
Fri., Sept. 4, 8:00 a.m. |
Thurs. Sept 3, 5:00 p.m. |
Thurs. Sept 3, 5:00 p.m. |
Thurs., Sept. 3, 4:00 p.m. |
N/A |
| Nassau, Bahamas |
Fri., Sept. 4, 8:00 a.m. |
Thurs. Sept 3, 5:00 p.m. |
Thurs. Sept 3, 5:00 p.m. |
N/A |
N/A |
Cargo and documentation cutoff times for the Tuesday, September 8, departures to Nassau, Bahamas, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic are amended as follows:
| FCL & LCL Cargo Cutoffs by Cargo Type |
| Vessel Sailings |
FCL Dry |
FCL Refrigerated: Chilled |
FCL Refrigerated: Frozen |
FCL Carrier-Loaded |
LCL Miami & West Palm Beach |
| Nassau, Bahamas and Providenciales, Turks & Caicos |
Fri, Sept. 4, 10:00 p.m. |
Tues.., Sept. 8, Noon |
Fri, Sept. 4, 10:00 p.m. |
Fri, Sept. 4, 3:00 p.m. |
Dry-Fri, Sept. 4, Noon |
| Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
Fri, Sept. 4, 10:00 p.m. |
Tues.., Sept. 8, Noon |
Fri, Sept. 4, 10:00 p.m. |
Fri, Sept. 4, 3:00 p.m. |
N/A |
| FCL & LCL Documentation Cutoffs |
| Vessel Sailings |
Customer Prepared Documentation |
Tropical Prepared FCL Dry Documentation |
Tropical Prepared FCL Refrigerated Documentation |
Tropical Prepared LCL Dry Documentation |
Tropical Prepared LCL Refrigerated Documentation |
| Nassau, Bahamas |
Mon., Sept. 7, 8:00 a.m. |
Fri. Sept. 4, 5:00 p.m. |
Fri. Sept. 4, 5:00 p.m. |
N/A |
Tues., Sept. 2, 5:00 p.m. |
| Providenciales, Turks & Caicos |
Mon., Sept. 7, 8:00 a.m. |
Fri. Sept. 4, 5:00 p.m. |
Fri. Sept. 4, 5:00 p.m. |
Fri. Sept. 4, Noon |
N/A |
| Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
Mon., Sept. 7, 8:00 a.m. |
Fri. Sept. 4, 5:00 p.m. |
Fri. Sept. 4, 5:00 p.m. |
N/A |
N/A |
Please note, frozen and chilled, LCL cargo destined to Nassau will sail on Thursday, September 10. Deliveries to Port of Palm Beach Cold will be accepted on Wednesday, September 9, until 4:00 p.m. only.
If you are located in the U.S. Virgin Islands and are expecting cargo delivery on Monday, September 7, please contact our local office in St. Croix at (340) 778-8767 or St. Thomas at (340) 776-8767 to make the necessary pre-clearance arrangements.
Tropical Shipping values the close relationships we have built with our customers throughout our more than 40-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 Bahamas Trade Lane team at (561) 881-3964 or (888) 578-5846.
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