Seaboard Marine Announces New Gulf Service with Faster Transit Times to Key Markets

Service commences northbound on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, from Manzanillo, Panama.

Seaboard Marine is excited to announce the launch of our new Gulf Service, designed to enhance reliability and significantly improve transit times between our U.S. Gulf ports, Houston and New Orleans, and key destinations across Central America and the Caribbean. The new Gulf Service offers notable transit time improvements to several major markets, enabling customers to move cargo more quickly and plan with greater confidence.

Built for Speed, Continuity, and Planning Confidence

The new Gulf rotation enhances Seaboard Marine’s network by optimizing port sequencing and ensuring service continuity, thereby supporting customers shipping refrigerated cargo, dry cargo, and project freight throughout the region.

“Customers, both importers and exporters, continue to ask for faster, more dependable service options connecting the U.S. Gulf with Central America, the Caribbean, and beyond,” said Piero Buitano, Senior Vice President at Seaboard Marine. “This new Gulf Service reflects our ongoing commitment to service improvements that support supply chain performance and customer planning.”

For details regarding our new southbound and northbound transit times, see below: