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Tropical Shipping Recognizes the Labor Day Holiday in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Tropical Shipping’s U.S., Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas offices will be closed on Monday, September 2nd, 2024, to celebrate the Labor Day Holiday.

In observance of the Labor Day, the below changes to our sailing schedule are as follows:

Freeport and Marsh Harbour sailing schedule week of September 2nd, 2024

Freeport, Bahamas

Departure

Arrival

Monday, September 2, 2024

Cancelled

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Friday, September 6, 2024

Marsh Harbour, Bahamas –

Departure

Arrival

Monday, September 2, 2024

Postponed

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Nassau - frozen and chilled, LCL cargo for the week of September 2 will sail on Thursday, September 5, 2024, instead of Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Marsh Harbour - frozen and chilled, LCL cargo for the week of September 2 will sail on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 instead of Monday, September 2nd, 2024

 

On Tuesday, September 3rd, vessels will sail from the Port of Palm Beach to the following port locations: Freeport, Marsh Harbour, Nassau, Providenciales, Grand Cayman and Puerto Plata. 

 

Cargo Type

Cargo Cut-Off

Customer Prepared Documentation Cut-Off

Tropical Prepared Dry Documentation Cut-Off

LCL, Refrigerated Cargo Receiving- Port of Palm Beach Cold

Marsh Harbour

Thursday

August 29, 2024

by 11 PM

 

Thursday

August 29, 2024

by 11 PM

 

N/A

LCL, Refrigerated Cargo Receiving- Port of Palm Beach Cold

Nassau

Tuesday,

September 3, 2024

by 11 PM

Tuesday,

September 3, 2024

by 11 PM

N/A

Less-than-Container Load and Consolidation Services Miami and Riviera Beach

Thursday,

August 29, 2024

10 AM

(non-hazardous cargo)

Thursday,

August 29, 2024

12 Noon

Wednesday,

August 28, 2024

4 pm

Full Container Load Received in Port of Palm Beach - DRY and FROZEN CARGO

Friday

August 30, 2024

10 PM

Friday

August 30, 2024

10 PM

Thursday,

August 29, 2024

4 pm

 

Full Container Load Received in Port of Palm Beach – CHILLED CARGO

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10 AM

Friday

August 30, 2024

3 PM

Friday,

August 30, 2024

Noon

The Florida East Coast (FEC) railroad will not have an arrival or departure on Monday, September 2, 2024 

The Port of Palm Beach gate operations will close on Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10 pm and will reopen at 4 am on Tuesday, September 3, 2024

If you are located in the U.S. Virgin Islands and are expecting cargo delivery on Monday, please contact our local office in St. Croix and (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 50-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 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 www.tropical.com.