Logistics Management recently released its list of winners for its annual Quest for Quality Awards, which are viewed by industry professionals as the gold standard for measuring customer satisfaction and performance excellence for carriers, ports and logistics providers worldwide. Seaboard Marine has always performed well, receiving recognition in different scoring categories throughout the years [...]
Seaboard Marine is pleased to announce beginning August 23, 2020, we will initiate an enhancement to our Miami, FL – Colombia service. The transit times for this weekly service will be reduced by two days from Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Santa Marta. “The fast, northbound sailing to PortMiami from Colombia is ideal for our customers [...]
Seaboard Marine is pleased to announce a new direct service connecting Colombia with Savannah, Georgia. Beginning on August 19, 2020, weekly service will be initiated for both northbound and southbound cargoes between the Port of Savannah, Georgia and Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Santa Marta, Colombia. Piero Buitano, Seaboard Marine Vice President – South America, said, [...]
Today, Seaboard Marine delivered its first shipment of Hass avocados from Santa Marta, Colombia, to South Florida's market. The recent certification of Hass avocados by the Colombian Agricultural Institute provided a new opportunity to supply this Colombian fruit to American consumers. With the use of Seaboard Marine's fast transit, delivery times, and a superior [...]
It is with deep sadness that Seaboard Corporation, parent company of Seaboard Marine, announced today that Steven J. Bresky, Chairman and CEO, died July 10, 2020 in Kansas City. He was 67. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Steve was the third generation of his family to lead Seaboard in its 102-year history. He had been [...]
Seaboard Marine recently upgraded its service between PortMiami and the Dominican Republic. Effective July 10, 2020, Seaboard Marine will implement a twice-weekly service rotation between PortMiami and both Rio Haina and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Regional Vice President, Jose Concepcion said, “We have proudly served the Dominican Republic for over 35 years. We continue [...]
Recently, Seaboard Marine donated the transportation of a Miami-Dade County surplus fire truck to Guatemala. The donation, sponsored by a resolution of approval from Miami Dade County Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz, was a specialized foam and water dispensing truck from Miami International Airport's Aviation Fire Rescue Division. The truck was loaded aboard the M/V [...]
Most of us, by now, have found while visiting or ordering from our local supermarkets that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, aisles remain stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables. It may surprise some to learn that nearly half of all U.S. produce is imported from other countries. Some of the largest producers of these fruits [...]
For nearly 40 years, Seaboard Marine has served the Western Hemisphere carrying cargo to some of the world's hardest-hit countries in the aftermath of natural disasters. But, no situation has come close to the recent pandemic affecting nearly every country on earth. This extraordinary epidemic has tested the limits of our business continuity protocols. [...]
Pictured from left to right, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and United States Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Various state and local elected officials gathered today at Seaboard Marine's PortMiami Terminal for an important infrastructure announcement. In attendance were Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Núñez, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, [...]