Delivering Complex Cargo Projects Worldwide

The Caribbean Basin is not considered one of the top destinations for project cargoes unlike the Middle East or – as the latest trends show – Brazil.

However, there are ongoing and future projects lined up.

Some are based on reconstruction projects after major natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes (Haiti) where infrastructure, housing as well as resorts have to be rebuilt.

Other projects involve development of resorts and marinas in as yet undeveloped areas of the Caribbean as well as expansion projects for existing facilities like breweries, cement factories, wind / solar energy farms etc.

All or most of these projects require shipments of major equipment like cranes, graders, bulldozers, conveyor systems, kilns, tanks and other heavy or over-dimensional cargo.

The unique problem for many Caribbean Islands is the lack of available ports (and port equipment like cranes, specialized trailers etc.) able to handle such project cargo. Either port facilities (and equipment) are not geared to received such heavy units or access to some port is limited due to draft restrictions. In addition, some local destinations (like new resort developments) are in areas not easily accessible for delivery as the infrastructure (and trailer / crane equipment) is lacking since ports mostly handle cruise ships and regular container vessels.

We have developed a system where we handle heavy and/ or oversized project cargo destined for the Caribbean by transshipping such units from the Southeastern U.S. utilizing specialized ro/ro vessels able to access shallow ports/ marinas or even beach areas. In some cases where the equipment does not consist of rolling stock we load the units onto specialized trailers at the US port so that the units can be rolled off and delivered to the jobsite directly. The trailers are then being returned to the U.S.

Such project deliveries require a close coordination between all parties including our local Caribbean handling partners as well as Customs Authorities in the various Island States.

Our group, consisting of GPS Global Project Services, LLC (project consulting) and our operations partners in Florida (Miami), Alabama (Mobile) and Texas (Houston) can assist your team with professional services and expertise for all project shipments to the Caribbean Basin as well as for projects from or to the U.S. including inland arrangements via truck, rail or barge.

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