Tropical Shipping’s U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands terminals and offices, including St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2011 to celebrate the Labor Day holiday.

In order to best serve our Freeport customers, the Monday September 5^th sailing will depart two days earlier, on Saturday, September 3rd.  The September 5^th sailing from the Port of Palm Beach to Freeport will be cancelled.

Cargo arrival for the September 3, 2011 sailing is as follows:

Port	Cargo Arrival
Freeport	Sunday, September 4, 2011

Cargo and documentation cut-offs for the Saturday, September 3^rd sailing will be the same as those for the regularly scheduled Saturday sailing to Nassau and can be found on the Tropical web site at FCL Cut-offs and LCL Cut-offs. 

Please note, frozen and chilled LCL cargo destined for Nassau the week of September 5 will sail on Thursday, September 8 instead of Tuesday, September 6. Cargo should be delivered to the Port of Palm Beach on Wednesday, September 7.

LCL Cargo and Documentation cut-offs for all Tuesday, September 6, 2011 sailings will be Friday, September 2, 2011 at Noon.

FCL Dry Documentation Deadline for all Tuesday, September 6, 2011 departures will be Friday, September 2, 2011 at 3:00 PM.

Information on our non-holiday documentation and cargo cut-offs as well as the latest sailing schedules can be found on our website www.tropical.com.

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.

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.