Arctic Oil & Gas Directory: Crowley introduces less-than-container load services

Crowley Maritime Corp’s logistics group said July 31 that it has expanded its logistics services to include LCL ocean and air cargo lifts along with customs brokerage services to Cartagena, Colombia, from several points within the U.S., including the company’s Miami; San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Colon, Panama, distribution centers. The company’s Houston-based, freight forwarding and export-packing subsidiary, Jarvis International Freight, will also service the Colombia trade lane from its Gulf Coast location. Cargo arriving in Cartagena can be trucked under Crowley’s coordination to Medellin, Cali and Bogota.

“Colombia is the first step in Crowley’s expansion of logistics services within South America,” said Carlos Rice, vice president, logistics. “There is ample cargo moving between Colombia, Panama, the U.S., and Caribbean and we are glad to be entering the market with a suite of services and a reputation that shippers have long since relied on from our company.”

Customers wishing to utilize logistics services to Colombia should contact either Tony Menendez, director of sales, Latin America and Caribbean logistics services at 305-588-2565 or Ana Rocas, director of logistics services at 305-463-4875. Within Colombia, customers may also contact Diana Salazar, general manager, Transtainer Ltda., at 574-352-0011.