Puerto Rico Express Link: Direct FCL/LCL & Sea-Air to San Juan – Caribbean’s Busiest Pharma Hub

Puerto Rico hosts 10 of the world’s top pharma plants and the Caribbean’s largest container terminal. Sunny Worldwide Logistics runs a fixed-weekly direct call that bypasses Caucedo/Kingston relays and lands cargo straight into San Juan, then distributes by bonded truck or same-night air to any US state or nearby island. For urgent APIs, we also offer a sea-air product: ocean to San Juan, immediate CFIA-certified air uplift to Miami, New York or Toronto within 48 hours.

English Parameters (reference shipment)

• Loading ports: Shenzhen Shekou / Ningbo Beilun – weekly CY cut-off

• Discharge port: San Juan (PRSJU) – 11.8 m draft, 7 STS cranes, 1.3 M TEU/yr

• Direct LCL: 24 days port-to-port; FCL: 22 days; Sea-Air via SJU: 25 days total

• Airport hub: Luis Muñoz Marín (SJU) – 3 050 m runway, 24 h ops, bonded zone

• US customs: Puerto Rico is US territory – entry filed under CBP, HTS-US, no additional duty

• Free time: 10 calendar days demurrage, 10 days detention (same as US mainland)

• Documentation: direct B/L to San Juan, AMS/ISF filed 24 h pre-arrival, FDA & DEA templates ready

• Product Details

• Direct Ocean Service
  • Fixed sailing every Wednesday ex-Sheku, Friday ex-Ningbo; no Dominican transshipment saves 6-8 days.
  • Vessel accepts FCL 20’/40’/40’HC, flat-rack, open-top for reactors, tablet presses, centrifuges.
  • On-board 45 t cranes; accepts 12 m skids for clean-room modules.

• LCL Pharma Consolidation
  • Shenzhen GMP-compliant warehouse – separate temperature-controlled bay for APIs.
  • 24-day door-to-San Juan; on-dock CFS de-van, FDA lot segregation, same-day delivery to Manatí or Barceloneta plants.

• Sea-Air Express
  • Ocean leg to San Juan (22 days) + bonded air to US mainland/Caribbean (24 h).
  • Total lead-time 25 days vs 32 days pure ocean via Miami hub.
  • Single through B/L + house AWB; cargo remains under CBPF status, no double clearance.

• US Regulatory Support
  • We file FDA prior notice, DEA import declaration, TSCA for chemicals.
  • Labels and bar-codes checked against 21 CFR requirements before loading.
  • Temperature loggers included – data downloadable for validation audits.

• Island & US Mainland Distribution
  • Bonded trucks daily to Jacksonville (2 days), Atlanta (3 days), Boston (4 days).
  • Short-sea feeder to Dominican Republic, St Thomas, St Croix 2 times weekly.
  • Reefer plugs at San Juan – 720 points, pre-trip inspection 4 h.

• Value-Added Services
  • Import ISF 10+2 filed 48 h before sail; amendment free of charge.
  • 7-day free storage in San Juan bonded warehouse; pick-and-pack for retail DCs.
  • Reverse logistics: collect empty API drums or rejected batches for China disposal.

• Sustainability
  • Direct call removes one relay leg → 15 % CO₂ reduction per TEU.
  • Paperless B/L and e-AWB aligned with WCA Net-Zero pledge.

• Booking Process

• Send cargo list, HTS code, final US state or island.

• Receive routing proposal (direct FCL / LCL / sea-air) + FDA/DEA checklist.

• Contact Sunny Worldwide Logistics
  Ms. Twiggy Zhang | Caribbean & US Trade Manager
  Tel/WhatsApp: +86 135 3425 6328
  E-mail: [email protected]
  8/F Block B, Rongde Times Square, Henggang St., Longgang, Shenzhen 518115, China
  WCA / CIFA / JC / WIFFA member