| When shipping to Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands | | | | in monitoring remotely offers valuable features such |
| (St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Tortola) ensure your | | | | as temperature control and stability. In addition to |
| cargo to a shipper that offers security, safety and | | | | temperature stability, the technology also provides |
| stability of the item being transported. Select a | | | | door monitoring should doors be opened or tampered |
| company that specializes in tropical shipping and | | | | with over the course of the trip. Refrigeration or |
| providing innovative transportation solutions, | | | | temperature monitoring can be a very important |
| versatility, advanced shipping technology, and a | | | | benefit for tropical shipping where hot temperatures |
| specialized 'young' fleet of ships in the trade | | | | in the Caribbean can ruin cargo. |
| Depending on what goods or items intended for | | | | Consider additional benefits provided by tropical |
| tropical shipping, consider using a shipper that | | | | shipping services: Often times, warehousing for cargo |
| provides "hot hatch" service. Hot hatch service is | | | | or goods can be provided while waiting to be shipped |
| important for tropical shipping if the container to be | | | | to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Virgin Islands or other |
| shipped is holding food, pharmaceuticals, fish, produce, | | | | destinations. If you need tropical shipping storage |
| or other perishables and easily damaged goods. Hot | | | | space or a cross-dock to transfer your cargo, |
| hatch service means your container will be loaded | | | | shippers can provide these services. High-speed |
| onto a vessel last so it can easily be unloaded | | | | combination roll-on roll-off/lift-on lift-off services allow |
| first-preventing perishable cargo from spoiling. This will | | | | for swift and secure tropical shipping solutions for |
| ensure that your cargo will reach the delivery location | | | | customers. |
| undamaged and fresh. No matter what size cargo | | | | If you're interested in transferring or shipping a |
| meant for tropical shipping, you can choose between | | | | vehicle, many shippers offer drive on/drive off |
| 20ft, 40ft, 45ft, and 48ft dry containers, as well as | | | | capabilities and pre-inspections to make tropical |
| 40ft and 45ft refrigerated containers to store your | | | | shipping of vehicles hassle free. You are even able to |
| cargo. | | | | transport live animals safely! Although sometimes |
| For tropical shipping, if you're considering using a | | | | these services are hard to come by, exemplary |
| refrigerated container, remember to take into | | | | tropical shippers offer a variety of solutions for all |
| account whether your shipping service monitors the | | | | your shipping needs and requests. |
| containers manually or remotely. The new technology | | | | |