January 2009

Shipping Options From Canada - Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

Report prepared by Canadian High Commission, Bridgetown, Barbados
Trade Section
PO Box 404
Bridgetown, Barbados
Fax: 246-437-8474
Email: bdgtn-td@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Website: www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/bb

The Government of Canada has prepared this report based on primary and secondary sources of information. Readers should take note that the Government of Canada does not guarantee the accuracy of any of the information contained in this report, nor does it necessarily endorse the organizations listed herein. Readers should independently verify the accuracy and reliability of the information.

Quick Facts

Market Highlights	The options available to Canadian exporters in shipping to the Eastern Caribbean region have expanded recently, with new services, more frequent sailings and more refrigerated twenty foot containers available.
Key Shipping Companies	Bernuth CMA-CGM Crowley Maersk Tropical
Key Air Freight Companies	Air Canada Air Transat Amerijet BWIA LIAT
Key Contacts	Appendix A: Shipping Services Details Appendix B: Shipping Companies Appendix C: Air Freight Companies Appendix D: Other Sources of Information Appendix E: Government Contacts Appendix F: Industry Associations

Market Overview

The purpose of this report is to provide prospective Canadian exporters with an overview of the options open to them for transporting goods from Canada to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. This report outlines the companies offering service to Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, and St. Vincent. This report contains information on both air and sea freight companies. As this document is a summary of a constantly evolving industry, the reader is encouraged to confirm critical details with the shipper or freight forwarder they choose. The use of freight forwarders is encouraged for exporters without a shipping department dedicated to staying up to date on changes in the shipping industry.

Shipping options from Canada to the Eastern Caribbean have seen significant changes in the last few years, including the popularization of the 20 foot reefer throughout the region. Shipping access for perishable goods has improved significantly over the last two years, which has resulted in a decrease in required insurance. There are better consolidation facilities for perishable and frozen food items, such as the Halifax cold consolidation facility. These changes make the region more accessible to the small and medium exporter than it has been in the past.

For further information, prospective exporters are encouraged to consult with sources such as: Specific data from ports of interest. This will often include information about companies shipping to and from that port, what sort of goods are being delivered, and who is purchasing these goods. This data is widely available for Canadian ports, and is provided on a subscription basis by a private company, C A R Leslie, for the Port of Bridgetown, Barbados. C A R Leslie intends to provide this data on other Caribbean ports in the near future. See Appendix D for contact details for C A R Leslie.
The weekly publication, Canadian Sailings, which details what companies ship out of Canada around the world. Contact information for Canadian Sailings is in Appendix D.
Freight forwarders provide a useful service to new exporters by managing the many details involved in transporting goods. They work in close contact with a variety of shipping companies and have up to date information on typical routes, transit times and costs.
Customs brokers in the Caribbean know the most current information on applicable tariffs, which are quite volatile. They specialize in different types of goods and may be able to advise the exporter on steps to take prior to shipping to minimize their exposure to tariffs.

Overview: Sea, Rail and Truck

The most cost-effective way of transporting goods to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean is via ship. The region is serviced by a wide number of shipping lines, which offer weekly schedules to most of the islands. With the exception of Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and Tropical Shipping, the other shipping companies do not ship direct from Canada, but have hubs located in the USA, including Florida, New York and New Jersey.

Goods will be transported from Canadian warehouses to the sea ports, by train or truck, depending on the shipping company used, the availability of train service, and the cost. Once the goods have reached the sea port they are destined for, they will be loaded on to ships which are often bound for hubs in the destination region rather than going directly to all possible destinations. At these hubs, the goods are unloaded from the original ship and loaded onto other vessels which serve the final destination. For example, a shipment of goods from Toronto bound for Martinique with Tropical Shipping would likely travel by rail from Toronto to Saint John, New Brunswick, and be loaded onto a boat bound for St. Maarten. At St. Maarten, Tropical would contract with a third party to take the shipment on to Martinique. The shipment would typically arrive in Martinique eleven days after leaving Saint John.

Less-than-Container load, or LCL, shipments must be consolidated into twenty or forty foot containers before being loaded onto a boat. Depending upon the shipping company, the exporter may be required to work with a third party to consolidate their shipment into containers with other goods, or the shipping company may provide consolidation services, either in one central location, such as their hub in Canada or the USA, or at distributed locations throughout Canada.

The challenges involved in shipping frozen or chilled LCL goods by sea have decreased in recent years with the increased sophistication of the shipping industry in the Caribbean region. However, compared to air freight, the increased need for handling and the potential for time delays continue to pose a risk for spoilage and loss for shipments destined for the smaller islands. A frozen LCL shipment out of Toronto, destined for St. Kitts, for example, might need to be trucked to Florida, placed in a cold storage facility, re-packed into a refrigerating container, or reefer, shipped to the feeder destination, placed in a cold storage facility, then re-packed into a reefer and shipped to St. Kitts. The cost to complete this type of shipment is increased by high insurance rates, which may make the goods uncompetitive. Tropical Shipping provides consolidation services of refrigerated LCL shipments in Montreal, but only for goods bound for Barbados at this time. The market has and will continue to evolve, improving access to the region.

Another issue to consider for frozen meats shipped LCL with some shippers is the inspection requirements in some of the islands. As discussed, some shippers require the LCL goods to be shipped to an American port for consolidation. When they cross the USA-Canada border, they are classified as having entered the USA. The certificate of origin for these meats, when leaving the USA, will now come from the USA, not Canada. Some countries, such as Barbados, require that these repackaged meats be re-inspected by USA officials, and given a USA generated health certificate, before they will accept it. This adds another item onto the cost of shipping frozen meats into this region. Companies looking to ship frozen LCL orders may be more competitive shipping the goods via air, or working with a consolidator that deals with frozen container load shipments consolidated in Canada. However, a shipment departing from Canada by sea and traveling to the Caribbean destination would avoid this problem.

Container loads of frozen goods can pose some challenges. In the past, forty foot reefer containers were used most frequently, and those destined for the Caribbean were often packed with frozen french fries and vegetables. Twenty foot containers are now more widely available with companies such as Tropical and Crowley. The exporter must also consider that in many of these markets, even a 20 foot container of frozen goods can represent 3 to 6 months worth of inventory. The end buyer must then have access to cold storage facilities, which are limited and expensive in some parts of the region. To avoid these costs, many buyers from the smaller Caribbean islands deal directly with a consolidator in Florida, or share container space with other buyers. Shipping agents are usually familiar with these companies, and can often assist the exporters. As they ship over sea from Canada, Tropical, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd can provide refrigerated service to their Caribbean destinations, as can some of the other shippers who move goods overland from Canada to the USA hubs. However, refrigerated service from Canada is not available with every shipping company. Bernuth, for example, does not have refrigerated overland transport, but can accommodate refrigerated goods from Florida to the various Caribbean islands they service.
By Sea from Canada

Shipments leaving Canada by sea will usually depart from an Eastern port, such as Halifax or Saint John, N.B., to the ultimate destination or on to a southern hub, such as one in Florida or Panama, for redistribution onto other vessels. Depending on the final destination, goods may be then delivered to their final delivery point, or shipped to a further hub in the Caribbean, and re-packed onto feeder vessels for shipments to the smaller islands. Shipping by sea from Canada, rather than overland through the USA, has a significant advantage due to recently increased border security in the USA.
By Sea from USA

Ships bound for the Eastern Caribbean depart from numerous hubs in the USA, New York, New Jersey and Florida being the most common. Goods bound for the Eastern Caribbean travel overland by truck or train to these hubs. Shipments departing from the USA will also often be redistributed on to feeder vessels at a hub point in the Caribbean, similar to shipments by sea from Canada. Shippers must also consider that their shipment will be subjected to significant security examinations while transshipped through the USA.

Key Shipping Companies

The majority of shipping lines depart for the Caribbean out of Florida and offer a service once a week or once every ten days. Ships leave Florida, and make a number of stops en route. Barbados is usually visited toward the end of the ship's journey. For example, Bernuth leaves Miami, Florida, travels to St. Maarten, Anguilla, St. Lucia, Barbados, and then back to Miami. Bernuth, CMA-CGM and Tropical Shipping service most of these islands with their own ships. The other lines offer a mix of direct and feeder services to the islands. Appendix A provides details on the shipping lines' services in this region. Appendix B provides contact information on the shipping lines.

All of the shipping lines mentioned in this report have offices and/or receiving facilities in various Canadian cities. Many of these companies will provide quotes to suppliers and updated information on schedules through their web pages. Tropical does not require that the shipper deliver their goods to a Tropical receiving point, and will accept goods in any major Canadian city, either by arranging for pickup by truck for delivery to, or by drop off at the nearest CN Rail, CP Rail or other rail line's yard.
Bernuth Agencies Ltd

Bernuth provides service with their own ships to Anguilla, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and St. Vincent. Sample transit times from Miami to Grenada is nine days and seven days to Barbados. Their typical transit time, from Toronto or Montreal to Miami is ten days by rail. They do not provide refrigerated service from Canada, but can from Miami to the Caribbean. Bernuth can provide empty containers for source-loading at exporters' warehouses in major cities. They will also receive and consolidate LCL shipments in Montreal and Toronto.
CMA-CGM Caribbean Ltd. (Cagema)

Goods from Canada bound for the Caribbean with CMA-CGM will travel overland to New York, and then by sea to their hub in Jamaica. CMA-CGM ships serve Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and St. Vincent on a weekly basis. Their sister company, CGM-Interline, serves Anguilla, Montserrat and St. Kitts through their hub in St. Maarten. They do not provide LCL consolidation services. Refrigerated service is available in both twenty and forty foot containers.
Crowley Liner Services

Goods bound for the Caribbean from Canada with Crowley will typically travel overland to the Crowley hub in New Jersey, and then by sea to their hub in San Juan and then to St. Thomas, USVI. Crowley serves Barbados and St. Vincent directly from these hubs. They will arrange for third party service to British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and St. Maarten through their hub in St. Thomas. They do not provide LCL consolidation. Both twenty and forty foot refrigerated service is available with Crowley.
Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd has ships departing Vancouver and Halifax, bound for Panama. Goods headed for the Eastern Caribbean would be loaded in Panama onto a ship bound for Jamaica, where they would be loaded onto a third party vessel to Barbados. Hapag-Lloyd does not offer LCL consolidation services, but can accommodate both twenty and forty foot refrigerated containers.
Maersk Sealand

Maersk provides service on its own vessels to Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Maarten through their hubs in Trinidad, Miami and the Bahamas. Forty foot refrigerated containers are available but Maersk does not have twenty footers available. Routing can be quite variable, depending on market conditions. An example routing for goods bound for St. Lucia from Atlantic Canada might be by sea from Halifax to hubs in Miami, the Bahamas, or Trinidad. It also might go overland to a Maersk hub in Newark, New Jersey, and on by sea further south.
Tropical Shipping

Tropical has ships serving all of the islands discussed in this report, with the exception of Guadeloupe, Martinique and Montserrat. Goods for those three islands will be put onto a third party feeder vessel from their hub in St. Maarten. Tropical offers LCL consolidation services in Moncton, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, New York and Miami, and offers refrigerated LCL consolidation for goods bound for Barbados only. Both twenty and forty foot refrigerated containers are available with Tropical. Typically, goods bound for the Caribbean from Canada will travel overland to Tropical's hub in Saint John, New Brunswick, and then on by sea to their headquarters and hub in West Palm Beach, Florida. Goods will then be put on to different vessels and distributed on to regional hubs in St. Thomas, Trinidad and St. Maarten. Tropical is able to arrange a overland service to Florida and on to the Caribbean for extreme circumstances and time sensitive goods; however this is very expensive and is rarely a necessity with weekly service and fast all water transits out of Saint John. Some sample travel times for goods from Saint John are: to Barbados eight days, to Montserrat twelve days, to the British Virgin Islands eight days, and to St. Kitts eleven days. Tropical has recently acquired the Eastern Caribbean service section of Tecmarine, and the container division of Kent Lines.
Kent Lines International

Independent of Tropical, Kent Lines continues to provide break-bulk shipment of pallets, bundles, and other large objects, typically lumber and similar construction materials, weighing 10,000 or more metric tonnes.

Key Air Freight Companies

Air freight service is currently available through:

Air Canada, offering frozen, chilled and non-frozen containers directly out of Canada. Frozen and chilled shipments are, however, limited only to destinations where they offer direct service. For Air Canada, this is limited to Antigua, Barbados, and St. Lucia departing from Toronto, and Guadeloupe, and Martinique departing from Montreal. Air Canada will initiate direct service to Grenada in December 2002 on a weekly basis. Direct service to Martinique is only available in the winter.
Air Transat, with regularly scheduled winter season flights to Antigua, Guadeloupe, and Martinique; Year round flights are scheduled to St. Martin. Depending upon the type of plane being used to these destinations, container, special or general cargo service may be available. Refrigerated containers can be accommodated on some flights. The type of service to this region is quite variable, and the prospective exporter should contact the airline for current information.
Amerijet, a dedicated cargo airline that services the Caribbean, offers frozen, chilled, fresh and non-frozen cargo to all of the Caribbean islands, including the smaller islands. Amerijet also ships specialty cargo, such as live animals. Product can be delivered directly to their locations in Montreal and Toronto. Goods are then trucked down to their facility in Miami, and flown into the various markets onboard their cargo planes. The trucks are provided by third party trucking companies and no refrigerated trucking is available. The only country in the region that they do not presently fly into directly is Montserrat.
BWIA, providing general cargo services from Canada, the type and availability of which varies. BWIA does not currently offer containerized service from Canada, but does offer intra-Caribbean shipping. Exporters are encouraged to contact BWIA for information about current services.
LIAT, which is the major small service airline for this region, works in conjunction with these airlines to offer frozen, chilled and non-frozen shipment traffic to all the OECS islands, and Martinique and Guadeloupe. They will carry shipments up to a maximum of 250 kilograms per unit, and have experience shipping vaccines and food products. Cargo must be delivered to their headquarters in Antigua for further shipping; LIAT regularly works with BWIA and Amerijet

Contact information for these airlines is available in Appendix C.

Appendix A

Shipping services available between Canada and Barbados and the OECS by country.

Legend

LCL	Less-than-Container Load
Reefer	Frozen, Chilled or Fresh
*	Transshipment via Third Party Contracted by Shipping Line
Transshipment	Involves a redistribution hub and unloading of container from previous vessel prior to departure for ultimate destination

Barbados	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Crowley	Montreal/ Toronto	Pennsauken NJ	San Juan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hapag-Lloyd	Halifax/ Vancouver	Panama	* Jamaica	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Maersk Sealand	Halifax/ Toronto/ Montreal	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	West Palm Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Anguilla	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica to * St. Martin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	St. Thomas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Antigua	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	St. Thomas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

B.V.I.	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Crowley	Montreal/ Toronto	Pennsauken NJ	* St. Thomas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	St. Thomas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Dominica	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica to St. Lucia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	St. Thomas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Grenada	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica to St. Lucia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	West Palm Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Guadeloupe	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica to St. Maarten	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	* St. Maarten	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Martinique	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica to St. Lucia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	*St. Maarten	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Montserrat	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City to Jamaica	* St. Maarten	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	*St. Maarten	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

St.Maarten/ St.Martin	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Crowley	Montreal/ Toronto	Pennsauken NJ	* St. Thomas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Maersk Sealand	Halifax/ Toronto/ Montreal	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	Direct	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

St. Kitts & Nevis	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica to *St. Maarten	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Crowley	Montreal/ Toronto	Pennsauken NJ	* St. Thomas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	St. Thomas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

St. Lucia	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Maersk Sealand	Halifax/ Montreal/ Toronto	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	West Palm Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

St.Vincent	Origin	Port of Load	Direct / Trans- shipment	20' Dry	40' Dry	20' Reefer	40' Reefer	LCL
Bernuth	Major Cities	Miami	Direct	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cagema CMA-CGM	Montreal/ Toronto/ Vancouver	New York City	Jamaica to St. Lucia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Crowley	Montreal/ Toronto	Pennsauken NJ	San Juan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tropical	All Canadian Cities	Saint John	West Palm Beach to Trinidad	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Appendix B

Key Contacts: Shipping

Contact information for shipping lines serving Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

Bernuth Agencies Ltd
www.bernuth.com

Montreal
Seanautic Marine Inc
20 Rue Saint Paul
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2Y 1Y7
Tel.: (514) 287-1812
Fax: (514) 287-9202
Email: infomtl@
seanauticmarine.com

Toronto
Seanautic Marine Inc.
703 Evans Avenue
Toronto Ontario M9C 5E9
Tel.: (416) 620-7224
Fax: (416) 620-7073
Email: infotor@
seanauticmarine.com

Barbados
Tina Field
Dacosta Mannings Inc.
Brandons Complex
Brandons, St. Michael
Barbados
Tel.: (246) 431-8700
Fax: (246) 431-0051
Email: sales@
dmishipping.com

Anguilla
Trans Atlantic Shipping Agents
P.O. Box 765
George Hill, Anguilla
Guilford Gumbs
Tel.: (264) 497-5295
Fax: (264) 497-3513
Email: transatship@
hotmail.com

Netherlands Antilles
Tel.: 011 (599) 542-2571
or: 011 (599) 542-2274
Fax: 011 (599) 542-5657
Email: bernship@
sintmaarten.net

St. Vincent
General & Maritime Agencies, Ltd.
P.O Box 912 85 Sharp Street
Kingstown, St. Vincent
& The Grenadines, W.I
Tel.: (784) 456-2400
Fax: (784) 457-1088
Email: gma@
caribsurf.com

CMA-CGM Caribbean Ltd.
www.cma-cgm.com/

Montreal
Linda Poirier
CMA CGM (America) Inc.
740 rue St. Maurice - Suite 500
Montreal, Quebec
H3C 1L5
Tel.: (514) 871-3297
Fax: (514) 871-8394
Email: mrl.lpoirier@
cma-cgm.com

Toronto
Blase Barco
CMA CGM (America) Inc.
3300 Floor Street West Tower
Suite 700 7th Floor
Etobicoke, Ontario
M8X 2X2
Tel.: (905) 671-2921
Email: tto.bbarco@
cma-cgm.com

Vancouver
Dave Downey
CMA CGM (America) Inc.
1166 Alberni Street, Suite 1403
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 3Z3
Tel.: (604) 681-0987
Fax: (604) 681-6835
Email: vnc.ddowney@
cma-cgm.com

Miami
Ana Hernandez
CMA-CGM Caribbean Ltd
3625 N.W. 82nd Avenue
Suite 204
Miami, Florida
Tel.: (305) 477-0216
Fax: (305) 477-4918
Email: ccc.ahernandez@
cma-cgm.com

Dominica
O.D. Brisbane & Sons Ltd.
P.O. Box 145
Canefield, Commonwealth of Dominica
Tel.: (767) 449-2460
Fax: (767) 448-5609
Email: odbbernuth@
cwdom.dm

Grenada
The Star Agency (Grenada) Ltd.
P.O. Box 2
Halifax St. 440-2955
St. George's , Grenada, W.I.
Tel.: (473) 440-2064
Fax: (473) 440-4171
Email: stargnd@
caribsurf.com

St. Kitts
S.L. Horsford & Co.
P.O. Box 45 One
Independence Square West
Marshall House,
Basseterre, St. Kitts, W.I.
Tel.: (869) 465-2616/9
Fax: (869) 465-1042
Email: slhshipdept@
caribsurf.com

St. Lucia
Minvielle & Chastanet, Ltd.
P.O. Box 99
Bridge St.
Castries, St. Lucia, W.I
Tel.: (758) 458-8000
Fax: (758) 458-8259
Email: mcshipping@
candw.lc

St. Maarten
Curacao Trading Co.
(St. Maarten), N.V.
P.O. Box 158
Phillipsburg, St. Maarten

Anguilla
Mr. Albert Peter
Anguilla Cargo Handling Services
ACHS The Valley
Anguilla, British West Indies
Tel.: (264) 497-7077
Fax: (264) 497-7076
Email: albert@
caritrans.com

Antigua
Winston Thomas
Brysons Shipping Geo, W.B.
Brysons & Co. Ltd.
Long Street
St. John's, Antigua
Tel.: (268) 480-1240
Fax: (268) 462-0170
Email: bryship@
candw.ag

Barbados
R.M. Jones & Co. Ltd
Ship's Agent
White Park Road
Bridgetown, Barbados
Tel.: (246) 426-2152
Fax: (246) 427-6798
Email: RMJones@
caribsurf.com

Dominica
HV Whitchurch and Co. Ltd
PO Box 71
Roseau, Dominica
Tel.: (767) 448-2181
Fax: (767) 448-5787
Email: whitship@
cwdom.dm

Grenada
St. John's Agencies
PO Box 753
St. George's, Grenada
Tel.: (473) 440-2614
Fax: (473) 440-2604
Email: magua@
caribsurf.com

Guadeloupe
M. Bellemare
CGM Antilles-Guyane
30 Boulevard de la pointe de Jarry
BP 2339,
97001 Jarry Cedex, Guadeloupe
Tel.: 011 (590) 590-25-57-01
Fax: 011 (590) 590-25-74-62
Email: ptp.mbellemare@
cma-cgm.com

Martinique
CGM Antilles-Guyane
Fort de France-dgc
Avenue Maurice Bishop
97242 Fort de France, Martinique
Tel.: 011 (596) 596-55-32-00
Fax: 011 (596) 596-63-08-87
Email: fdf.rjoseph-
alexandre@cma-cgm.com

Montserrat
Wall Trading Ltd.
PO Box 224 Little Bay
Montserrat, British West Indies
Tel.: (664) 491-2581
Fax: (664) 491-4663
Email: wallltd@
candw.ag

St. Lucia
Caribbean General Maritime Ltd.
PO Box 288
Brazil Street
Castries, St. Lucia
Tel.: (758) 451-7310
Fax: (758) 451-7306
Email: peter@
cagemastlucia.com

St. Maarten
Intermar
#2 Grounddove Road
Point Blanche
St. Maarten
Tel.: 011 (599) 599-05-42-47-34
Fax: 011 (599) 599-05-42 58 82
Email: intermar@
sintmaarten.net

St. Martin
Axel Smidt
CMA CGM St-Martin
4-6 Immeuble St. Jean Bellevue
BP 680, Marigot
97150 St. Martin, FWI
Tel.: 011 (590) 590-87-73-10
Fax: : 011 (590) 590-87-87-32
Email: mar.asmidt@
cma-cgm.com

St. Kitts
Mr. R. Joseph Alexandre
Trading and Dev, Co
Shipping Department
PO Box 142
Basse Terre, St. Kitts
Tel.: (869) 465-2511
Fax: (869) 466-2750
Email: tdcship@
caribsurf.com

St. Vincent
Wills Agency
PO Box 879
The Greens, Sharpe street
Kingstown, St. Vincent
Tel.: (784) 456-2100
Fax: (784) 456-2727
Email: wills@
caribsurf.com

Crowley Liner Services
www.crowley.com

Montreal
Christine Avino
Nortec Marine Agencies, Inc.
465 St. Jean Street, Suite 200
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2R6
Tel.: (514) 985-2329
Fax: (514) 282-1767
Email: cavino@
nortec.ca

Toronto
William Ramdass
Nortec Marine Agencies, Inc.
3300 Floor St. West
West Tower, Suite 1805
Toronto, Ontario M8X 2X2
Tel.: (416) 233-9944
Fax: (416) 233-7869
Email: wramdass@
nortec.ca

Jacksonville Florida
Corporate Communications Office
Mark Miller, Director,
Corporate Communications
9487 Regency Square Boulevard North
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Tel.: (904) 727-4295
Fax: (904) 727-2172
Email: Miller@
crowley.com

Barbados
Kathy Allen
The Booth Steamship Company Ltd.
P.O. Box 263
Cockspur House
Nile Street
Bridgetown, Barbados. W.I.
Tel.: (246) 427-5131
Fax: (246) 426-0484
Email: kathyallen@
boothsteamship.com

St. Thomas
(Via a third party,
Crowley ships from St
Thomas to many Eastern
Caribbean islands)
Carlos Bustos
Crowley Liner Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 3158
St. Thomas, VI 00803
Tel.: (340) 774-2933
Fax (340) 777-4626
Email: carlos.bustos@
crowley.com

St. Vincent
Leroy Glasgow
C. K. Greaves & Co. Ltd.
Upper Bay
Kingstown, St. Vincent, B.W.I.
Tel.: (784) 457-1074/1376
Fax: (784) 456-2679
Email: ckgreaves@
caribsurf.com

Hapag-Lloyd (Canada) Inc.
www.hlcl.com

Montreal
Danita Czychoratzki
360 St. Jacques St., Suite 1112
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1P5
Tel.: (514) 841-7447
Fax: (514) 841-7474
Email: nita@hlcl.com

Halifax
Tel.: (902) 453-4747
Fax: (902) 453-4881
Toronto
Tel.: (905) 282-0244
Fax: (905) 282-1616

Vancouver
Tel.: (604) 605-8689
Fax: (604) 605-3659

Barbados
Agent: Marine Trading Ltd.
Norman Rice
PO Box 425

Bridgetown Barbados
Tel.: (246) 429-5106
Fax: (246) 429-8121
Email: marinetrading@
sunbeach.net

Kent Lines International
www.kentline.nb.ca

Head Office
Kurt Forstner
Kent Line International Limited
PO Box 66, Union Street
Saint John, N.B.
E2L 3X1
Tel.: (506) 632-1660
Fax: (506) 634-4200
Email: Feedback@
kentline.com

Maersk Sealand
www.maersksealand.com

Halifax
Maersk Canada Inc.
Box 8776, Station A,
Terminal Road
Halifax N.S.
B3K 5M4
Tel.: (902) 422-7331
Fax: (902) 423-0219
Email: halmng@
maersk.com

Toronto
Maersk Canada Inc.
2576 Matheson Blvd.
East Mississauga, Ontario
L4W 5H1
Tel.: (905) 624-5585
Fax: (905) 624-3585
Email: cancrcdoc@
maersk.com

Vancouver
Maersk Canada Inc.
1185 West Georgia Street
Suite 900 Vancouver, BC
V6E 4E6
Tel.: (604) 687-1530
Fax: (604) 687-1580
Email: cancrcdoc@
maersk.com

Montreal
Maersk Canada Inc.
740 Notre Dame St. W.
Suite 790
Montreal, Quebec
H3C 3X6
Tel.: (514) 871-0210
Fax: (514) 871-8269
Email: cancrcdoc@
maersk.com

Barbados
Caribbean Shipping
Services Ltd.
James Fort Building
Hincks Street
Bridgetown, Barbados
Tel.: (246) 228-8271
Fax: (246) 228-8274
Email: bowmla@
maersk.com

St. Lucia
Trevor A. Phillip Agencies
7 Bridge Street
PO Box 1436
Castries, St. Lucia
Tel.: (758) 452-7474
Fax: (758) 453-1437
Email: tpagency@
candw.lc

St. Martin
Societe Manutention
Transports Agences
Immeuble Sensamar
1er etage
1ere porte a gauche
Marigot 97150
St. Martin, French West Indies
Tel.: 011 (590) 590-29-35-99
Fax: 011 (590) 590-87-84-29
Email: smta.sxm@
wanadoo.fr

Tropical Shipping
www.tropical.com

St. John, N.B.
Jim Henderson or
Darren Swinemer
100-A 560 Main Street
Saint John, N.B.
Canada, E2K 1J5
Tel.: (866) 767-6576
Fax: (866) 876-7742
Email: jhenderson@
tropical.com,
dswinemer@
tropical.com

Montreal
Diane Lague, Judy Dulgar
or Sarah Norgaard
465 rue Saint-Jean
Suite #600
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 2R6
Tel.: (514) 939-1818
Fax: (514) 939-5766
Email: dlague@tropical.com,
jdulgar@tropical.com,
norgaard@tropical.com

Toronto
Jim Scott or Jason Bundy
2600 Skymark Avenue
Building #6, Suite 104
Mississauga, Ontario
L4W 5B2
Tel.: (905) 624-3534
Fax: (905) 624-2042
Email: jscott@tropical.com,
jbondy@tropical.com

Anguilla
Sheila Haskins
Haskins Ltd
P.O. Box 33
Corito, Anguilla
Tel.: (264) 497-2428
Fax: (264) 497-3144
Email: shaskins@
tropical.com

Antigua
Eduardo Pyle
Antigua Marine Agencies, Ltd.
PO Box W1310
St. John's, Antigua
Tel.: (268) 562-2934
Fax: (268) 562-2935
Email: epyle@
tropical.com

Barbados
Harry Roberts
Goddards Shipping & Tours Ltd.
Goddards Complex
Fontabelle Road
St. Michael, Barbados
Tel.: (246) 426-9990
Fax: (246) 426-7750
Email: hroberts@
tropical.com

B.V.I.-Tortola
Leroy Moses
Tropical Shipping
P.O. Box 250
Pasea Estate
Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I.
Tel.: (284) 494-2674
Fax: (284) 494-3505
Email: lmoses@
tropical.com

Dominica
Tom Lafond
Archipelago Trading
PO Box 21
Goodwill Road
Roseau, Dominica
Tel.: (767) 448-1744
Fax: (767) 448-7877
Email: tlafond@
tropical.com

Grenada
Cheney Joseph
Geo F. Huggins and Co. Ltd
Ground Floor, The Careenage
P.O. Box 46
St. George's, Grenada
Tel.: (473) 440-8787
Fax: (473) 440-9447
Email: cjoseph@
tropical.com

Guadeloupe, F.W.I.
S.G.C.M.
8 Rue de la Chapelle
Z.I. de Jarry, 97122
Baie-Mahault
Guadeloupe, F.W.I.
Tel.: 011 (590) 590-38-05-62
Fax: 011 (590) 590-26-95-39
Email: sgcm@
outremer.com

Martinique, F.W.I.
Jackie St. Ange
Transcaraibes Martinique SA
Immeuble Rocade, Dillon

Fort de France
Martinique, F.W.I.
Tel.: 011 (596) 596-75-08-09
Fax: 011 (596) 596-75-35-43
Email: transcaraibe@
sasi.fr

Montserrat
Kenton Weekes
Shipping and Brokerage
Agency
PO Box 407
Cudjoehead, Montserrat
Tel.: (664) 491-8187
Fax: (664) 491-8787
Email: koweekes@
candw.ag

Nevis
Colin Freeman
T.D.C.Corporation
Chalestown, Nevis
Tel.: (869) 469-5430
Fax: (869) 469-0483
Email: cfreeman@
tropical.com

St. Kitts
Mr. Bernie Greaux
Delisle Walwyn & Co.
Bird Rock Road
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Tel.: (869) 465-4149
Fax: (869) 465-1065
Email: bgreaux@
tropical.com

St. Lucia
Renee Lagrenade
Beachcomber Ltd.
16 Micoud Street
PO Box 1211
Castries, St. Lucia
Tel.: (758) 452-1089
Fax: (758) 452-1090
Email: rlagrena@
tropical.com

St. Maarten
Tim Crumley
Tropical Shipping
P.O. Box 270, Point Blanche
Phillipsburg, St. Maarten
Tel.: 011 (599) 542-5522
Fax: 011 (599) 542-2082
Email: tcrumley@
tropical.com

St. Vincent
Cedric McIntyre
Hazells, Ltd.
Agents for Tropical Shipping
Bay Street
Kingstown, St. Vincent
& The Grenadines
Tel.: (784) 457-2244
Fax: (784) 457-1477
Email: cmcintyre@
tropical.com

Contact information for companies providing shipping services but not covered in this report.

Evergreen America Corporation
Website: www.evergreen-
marine.com

195 The West Mall, Suite 988
Etobicoke, ON
M9C 5K1
Export Department
Tel.: (416) 644-4020
Fax: (416) 695-4025
Email: trtbiz@evergreen-
america.com

Vancouver
1095 West Pender
Street Suite 1180
Vancouver, BC V6E 2M6
Tel.: (604) 639-8080
Fax: (604) 682-7993
Email: vcrbiz@evergreen-
america.com

MSC Canada Inc.
Website: www.mscgva.ch

Montreal
360, St. Jacques Street, Suite 900
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1P5
Tel.: (514) 844-3711
Fax: (514) 844-4272
Email: sccanada@mscca.mscgva.ch

Halifax
Furncan Marine Ltd.
1505 Barrington Suite 1302
Halifax, NS B3J 3K5
Tel.: (902) 423-6111
Fax: (902) 423-0177
Email: cleask@furncanmarine.com

Toronto
MSC Canada Inc.
300 The East Mall Suite 202
Etobicoke, Ontario M9B 6B7

Vancouver
S.M.I. Marine Limited
Suite 118 2465 Beta Avenue
Burnaby BC V5C 5N1
Tel.: (604) 685-0131
Fax: (604) 685-2241
Email: smivcr@axion.net

Seaboard Marine
Website: www.seaboardmarine.com

Toronto
Greg Gill
420 Britannia Road East
Unit 203 B
Mississauga Ont L4Z 3L5
Tel.: (905) 602-6060
Fax: (905) 625-3553
Email: greg_gill@
seaboardmarine.com

Montreal
Yvan Kolaric
300 rue Saint-Sacrement Street
Suite 302
Montreal Quebec H2Y 1Z4
Tel.: (514) 499-1588
Fax: (514) 499-1328

Zim Israel Navigation
Company (Canada) Ltd.
Website: www.zim.co.il

Halifax
Container Terminal Pier C
PO Box 277
Halifax NS B3J 2N7
Tel.: (902) 422-7447
Fax: (902) 429-1515
Email: bill.k@zimshipping.com

Montreal
1155 Rene Levesque
Boulevard West
Suite 2110
Montreal, Quebec H3B 2J9
Tel.: (514) 875-2335
Fax: (514) 875-2746
Email: moti.s@zimshipping.com

Toronto
555 Richmond St,
West Suite 1001
Toronto Ontario M5V 3B1
Tel.: (416) 703-7301
Fax: (416) 703-7310

Vancouver
1130 West Pender Street
Suite 210
Vancouver BC V6E 4A4
Tel.: (604) 693-2342
Fax: (604) 693-0094

Appendix C

Key Contacts: Air Freight

Air Canada
Website:
www.aircanada.ca
Email Air Canada through
forms on their web-site.

Toronto L. B. Pearson
2580 Britannia Road East
Mississauga Ontario
L4T 3B5
Tel.: 1-800-387-4865
Local: (905) 694-5300
Fax: (905) 694-5207

Sales office for Caribbean
2260 Northwest
66th Avenue, Building 701
Miami, Florida
USA
Tel.: (305) 266-6700
Fax: (305) 526-6701

Air Transat
Website:
www.transat.com/,
www.expaircargo.com/

Cargo Department
201 boulevard Ducharme, suite 203 B
Sainte-Therese, Quebec
J7E 2G1
Local Tel.: (514) 874-1851
Toll free Tel.: (877) 430-9012
Fax: (514) 874-9289
Email: info@expaircargo.com

BWIA
Website:
www.bwee.com

BWIA Cargo
Cargo Services Centre
Section 9 6500 Silver Dart Drive
Mississauga Ontario
L5P 1A2
General Sales Agent
Tel.: 905-629-4522
Email: asi@airlineservices.com

Cargo Technical Information
Tel.: 905-676-2888
Fax: 905-612-1750

Amerijet International
Website:
www.amerijet.com

Miami
34-1-A NW 77 Avenue
Miami, Florida
USA
Tel.: (305) 593-5500
Fax: (305) 718-8189
Email: customerservice@
amerijet.com

Montreal
800 Steward Graham
Door 62-73
Dorval, Quebec
Canada
H4Y 1J6
Tel.: (514) 636-9222
Fax: (514) 636-7774
Email: dsearles@bellnet.ca

Toronto
Airport Express Services
6390 Northwest Drive
Doors 1 - 5 (at Airways Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
Tel.: (905) 677-3603
Fax: (905) 677-2680
Email: aaron_cargonav@
yahoo.ca

LIAT
Website:
www.liatairline.com

Antigua
Coolidge Road
Airport, Antigua
Tel.: (268) 480-5725
Fax: (268) 480-5635
Email: liatcargo@
liatairline.com

Appendix D

Other sources of information

C A R Leslie Shipping Report for Barbados
C A R Leslie provides a detailed report on the
contents of each container unloaded at the
Barbados port. It is available for ninety
Barbados dollars per month, and may be
sent daily by email, or weekly by regular mail.
In the future, they plan to offer a similar report
for other islands in the Eastern Caribbean region.

Mr. Drew Jardine
C A R Leslie & Co
Tel.: (246) 426-4681
Email: scotia@cyberseniors.bb

Canadian Sailings
Published weekly by PRIMEDIA Information Inc.
"Reaches leading Canadian importers, exporters,
traffic managers, forwarders and shipping agents
every week with editorial and sailing schedules
of the Canadian market."
Source: www.primedia.com/

For information, contact:
Brian O'N. Gallery, Publisher
Canadian Sailings
4634 St. Catherine St. W.
Montreal, Quebec H3Z 1S3 Canada
Tel.: (514) 934-0373
Fax: (514) 934-4708

Canadian Transportation & Logistics
This magazine "is published 11 times a year by
Business Information Group, a division of Hollinger
Canadian Newspapers L.P., a leading Canadian
information company with interests in daily and
community newspapers and business-to-business
information services."
Source: www.ctl.ca/
Diane Rakoff
Circulation Manager
Tel.: (416) 442-2102
Email: drakoff@
businessinformationgroup.ca

Canadian Transportation Web
"Internet Resources for International
Cargo Transportation"
Source: www.cteam.ca/ctw/

Caribbean Aviation
"The prime source of Caribbean
aviation news"
Source: www.caribbean
aviation.com/
Email: roger@chung-wee.com

Freightworld.com
"The professional guide to worldwide
freight transportation and logistics."
Source: www.freightworld.com

Donald B Littlefield Company
Post Office Drawer 6720
Folsom, California 95763-6720
U.S.A.
Tel.: (916) 985-6544
Fax: (916) 985-9468
Email: webmaster@
freightworld.com

Appendix E

Key Government Contacts

Trade Section
Canadian High Commision
Barbados and Eastern Caribbean
Website:
www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/bb

Mr. Richard Franklin
Business Development Officer
Email: richard.franklin@
international.gc.ca

Bishop's Court Hill
P.O. Box 404
Bridgetown, Barbados
Tel.: (246) 429-3550
Fax: (246) 437-8474

Export Development Canada
Website: www.edc.ca/
EDC provides Canadian exporters
with financing, insurance and
bonding services as well as
foreign market expertise.
151 O'Connor
Ottawa, Canada
K1A 1K3
Tel.: (613) 598-2500
Fax: (613) 237-2690
Email: export@edc.ca

Canadian Commercial Corporation
Website: www.ccc.ca/
The Canadian Commercial Corporation
(CCC) brings buyers and Canadian exporters
together through contracts built on the
best possible terms and conditions.
Head Office
1100-50 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0S6
Tel.: (613) 996-0034
Fax: (613) 995-2121
Toll-free: 1-800-748-8191
Email through web site.

CIDA Industrial Cooperation Program
Website:
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/inc.htm
Provides financial support and advice to
Canadian businesses planning sustainable
business activities in developing countries
in a variety of sectors.
200 Promenade du Portage
Hull, Quebec
K1A 0G4
Tel.: (819) 953-5444
Fax: (819) 953-5024
Toll free: 1-800-230-6349
Document: 10363
ATS: (819) 963-5023
Email: pci_inc@acdi-cida.gc.ca

Appendix F

Key Industry Associations

Canadian International
Freight Forwarders Association
Website: www.ciffa.com/

Canadian Trucking Alliance
Website: www.cantruck.com/

130 Slater Street, Suite 1025
Ottawa, ON K1P 6E2
TeleTel.: (613) 236-9426
Fax: 613-563-2701
Kim Dugas
Office Administrator
Email: dugas@cantruck.com

Caribbean Shipping Association
Website: www.caribbean
shipping.org

Secretariat
4 Fourth Avenue
Newport West
PO Box 1050
Kingston C.S.O.
Jamaica
Tel.: (876) 923-3491
Fax: (876) 923-3421
Email: csa@cwjamaica.com

Canadian Shipowners Association
Website:
www.shipowners.ca

350 Sparks Street, Suite 705
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1R 7S8
Tel.: (613) 232-3539
Fax: (613) 232-6211

1243 Islington Avenue, Suite 706
Toronto, Ontario
M8X 1Y9
Tel.: (416) 234-5100
Fax: (416) 234-5152
Email: admin@ciffa.com,
info@ciffa.com

Association of Regional Railways of Canada
Website: www.arrc.ca

From the website: "ARRC was formed in
September 2001 to promote a healthy short
line and regional railway industry that supports
local economies and Canada's international
competitiveness."

Ottawa
68 Robertson Road, Suite 105
Ottawa, ON K2H 8P5
Fax: (613) 726-7139
Bob Ballantyne, President
Tel.: (613) 726-7129
Email: ballantyne@arrc.ca
Cindy Hick, Vice-President
Tel.: (613) 726-7111
Email: hick@arrc.ca

Vancouver
Forrest Hume, Vice-President
1281 West Georgia Street, Suite 500
Vancouver, BC V6E 3J7
Tel.: (604) 899-1569
Fax: (604) 488-1489
Email: hume@arrc.ca

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