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Hurricane Maria Update 7: Wednesday Sept 20

Tropical Shipping is monitoring Hurricane Maria as it moves through the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the Turks & Caicos Islands over the next few days.

Our first priority is the safety and well-being of our employees.

Following are our planned sailings from the Port of Palm Beach at this time – note that sailings from Wednesday thru this week are subject to weather: 

Note the Bomar Rebecca arrival to Palm Beach from Halifax will be delayed at least 36 hours this week.

Tuesday Sept 19

  • Tropic Jade sailed to Freeport
  • Tropic Night sailed to Marsh Harbour
  • Caribe Legend sailed to Nassau
  • Katharina B sailed to Grand Cayman

    Wednesday Sept 20

  • Tropic Jade will sail to Freeport
  • Tropic Lure will sail to Grand Turk and Puerto Plata – delayed arrival
  • Tropic Tide will sail to St Thomas, Tortola, St Maarten, Antigua, St Kitts, Nevis, and Dominica – delayed arrival

    Thursday Sept 21

  • Tropic Jade will sail to Freeport
  • Tropic Mist will sail to Grand Cayman
  • Caribe Legend will sail to Nassau – Friday arrival subject to weather
  • Tropic Unity will sail to St. Croix, Anguilla, St Barths, Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad, Guyana, Grenada – delayed arrival

    Friday Sept 22*******Subject to weather

  • Tropic Jade will sail to Freeport
  • Tropic Opal will sail to Providenciales and Grand Turk
  • Tropic Night will sail to Providenciales

    Saturday Sept 23*******Subject to weather

  • Bomar Rebecca will sail to San Juan, St Thomas, St Maarten, and Tortola

    Sunday Sept 24*******Subject to weather

  • Caribe Legend will sail to Nassau

Vessel Arrivals in the Islands this week ************Subject to weather conditions

  • Tropic Sun will arrive in Antigua tomorrow am, then St. Kitts, Nevis, St Maarten, and St Thomas. Please note the port in Dominica is closed.
  • Tropic Carib will arrive in St Lucia tonight.  St Vincent, Trinidad, and Grenada arrivals are delayed 24 hours this week.
  • Tropic Palm arrival in Caucedo is delayed and to be determined.
  • Tropic Express will arrive in Anguilla Thursday am and in St Barths Thursday pm. Subject to weather conditions.  Tortola and San Juan arrivals are to be determined. 

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