Shipping from Florida to The Caribbean
Shipping From Florida to The Caribbean
Although geographically a small region, The Caribbean has always been a powerful presence in the world of trade. Caribbean Ocean Freight treats the small region as a neighbor with our simple free pickups from Florida. For hundreds of years, its commodities have been shipped around the world, particularly to The USA and Europe. In the last few decades, the logistics and shipping networks to which have supported such transactions in the modern world have grown exponentially. In recent years, the lifting of US sanctions on Cuba has allowed for the “megaport” of Mariel to become the jewel in the region’s maritime trade crown.
Add into this the massive rise in popularity of the region as a tourist destination and the import of everything from breadsticks to engine parts has become as equally important as the region’s traditional exports of minerals, fuel, bananas and sugar. Many of our customers are based in Tampa, Miami and Orlando – all with shipping requirements to places like Guyana, Grenada, St Lucia, Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
All our freight heading into Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia and the rest of the west indies goes through Florida, specifically Miami, which has in itself become a specialist hub for collating shipments of goods from all around the world. This is why we have opened head offices in Tampa and Orlando.
No matter what it is that you are sending, freight handling is all conducted by Caribbean Ocean Freight, the middlemen in the system between sender and receiver and in the modern world it is us who control the flow of goods on the wide-open seas.
Shipping Agents come in all shapes and sizes to match the breadth of requirements of shippers in this day and age. Small packages are handled by couriers who might at this level be considered akin to a postal service. However, many of those same, usually global, companies are also responsible for the iconic images of massive container ships which ply the shipping lanes of the oceans.
Between this, there is all manner of specialist companies who deal perhaps with the more localized routes between Florida and the west indies. It is in this gap between the smallest and largest scale logistics that you find perhaps the more innovative and unusual shipping operators. This includes non-container goods, roll-on/roll-off systems, bulk liquid tankers and the walk-on/walk-off operators who handle livestock. Both boats and cars are a significant import into the region, again most of which is handled through southern Floridian ports.
The great thing about the modern world is that despite air cargo being quicker, it is sea freight which handles the majority of volume for reasons of price and increasing environmental concerns. It also means that the systems to move almost anything, anywhere in the world are already well-established. Whether it is a birthday present from Orlando or ten containers of domestic goods to Jamaica, there is hardly any difference in the amount of work involved for you sending the items. And if you think that is impressive, consider us as the most cheapest option to ship your goods to Guyana, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, St Lucia and all over the West Indies.
