The lane we run every week

Twenty-five territories, weekly sailings out of South Florida, and the shortest transit clock of any lane we ship. Most Caribbean orders land within ten days of leaving the warehouse.

Shipping to Caribbean

The Caribbean is where this company started and it is still the majority of what leaves our dock. Nassau, Freeport, Kingston, Santo Domingo, San Juan, Bridgetown, Providenciales, Road Town, Philipsburg — proximity to Port Everglades and Miami means a container loaded on Tuesday can be discharging by the end of the week rather than the end of the month.

Product mix on this lane is shaped by two things: hurricane exposure and the cost of anything not made locally. Impact-rated glazing, metal and tile roof systems, treated lumber, generators and storm supplies move constantly, alongside full kitchen and bathroom packages for resort and residential work. Salt-air and UV exposure drive material selection more than price does — coatings, fasteners and composites all need coastal specification.

The complication is that twenty-five territories means twenty-five sets of import rules. CARICOM members share a common external tariff framework, but duty treatment, licensing, exemptions for approved development projects and pre-clearance practice all vary by island. Smaller ports also mean smaller equipment: some destinations take a 40-foot container off a mainline vessel, others need LCL, breakbulk or a feeder barge on the final leg. We route to what the destination can actually handle.