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Monday, October 13, 2014

Crowley liner services and Seaboard Marine add to vessel-sharing deal

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services arm and Seaboard Marine have formed a new vessel-sharing agreement to service customers in the Dominican Republic trade lane, while also changing their current VSA to Panama and Costa Rica, according to a company statement.

Crowley said the new arrangement stars mid-November, and will provide customers of both companies with weekly service on a larger ship sailing directly between Port Everglades, Fla., and Rio Haina, Dominican Republic.

The existing VSA between Seaboard and Crowley to Panama and Costa Rica will now only call PortMiami starting in mid-November. Both Seaboard and Crowley vessels will arrive weekly at PortMiami Tuesday evening and sail southbound on Fridays.

"The cooperation between Crowley and Seaboard in both the Dominican Republic and Panama/Costa Rica trade lanes will allow both companies to continue providing exceptional service at competitive rates in the ever-changing Caribbean and Central American markets," said Tony Otero, Crowley vice president of Caribbean services. "It also reduces certain environmental impacts by significantly removing additional emissions."

Under the new Dominican Republic agreement, a vessel will discharge and load in Port Everglades each week on Wednesday then depart for Rio Haina, for arrival on Saturday before departing northbound on Sunday, according to the release.

Seaboard will continue to offer a weekly Sunday sailing from PortMiami to Rio Haina while Crowley will still sail weekly on Sunday from Port Everglades to Rio Haina.

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