The 2020 Hurricane season saw successive hurricanes impact Central America in November. Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit the region back-to-back within three weeks, creating unimaginable hardships in addition to the Covid-19 pandemic. The torrential rain brought by the two hurricanes caused landslides, flooding, and destruction in large areas of Central America. Honduras was among [...]
The Asociación Salvadoreña de Agencias de Carga y Transitarios (ASAC) recently hosted its annual award ceremony recognizing the country's best air and maritime transportation service companies. The ASAC is a member organization that promotes trade and supports the logistics sector in El Salvador. Industry professionals and freight agencies in El Salvador comprised the nominating [...]
To better serve our customers, Seaboard Marine has recently invested in 500 new 40-foot high-cube containers. The latest addition to the fleet arrives at several of our port locations in the next two months. Once received, the new boxes will be immediately assimilated into our forty-foot fleet to support the growing needs of our [...]
Seaboard Marine received a seventh consecutive ESR award by FUNDAHRSE, a nonprofit organization that recognizes social responsibility in Honduras. Each year, the organization recognizes companies that give back to the communities in which they serve. FUNDAHRSE recognized our office in Honduras for their social responsibility efforts both before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Receiving [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Seaboard Marine recently received nearly 700 new 45-foot (102-inch wide) dry containers. These containers were received in Honduras and Miami and were immediately deployed to serve our customers throughout Central America and the Caribbean. “Since inception, Seaboard Marine has constantly strived to not only provide our customers the highest quality equipment but also the [...]