Caribbean Remote Shipping Breakthrough: Providenciales Direct Route – 50 % Faster Transit, Same Cost

English Parameters (typical FCL 20GP/40HQ)

• Loading port: Shenzhen Shekou / Yantian

• Discharge port: Providenciales (MBGT), Turks & Caicos Islands

• Transit time: 17–18 days vs 35–42 days on traditional HPL/MSK loops

• Transfers: ZERO – direct bill of lading to Providenciales; no Kingston, Freeport or Miami cross-dock

• Vessel capacity: 1 100 TEU geared geared-geared, 40 t ship’s crane, 12 m draft

• Weekly sailing: every Tuesday, COV possible 48 h prior

• Documentation: B/L direct to MBGT, no third-country endorsements

• Destination services: full customs clearance, island trucking, 20’/40’ drop-deck delivery to site

• Free time: 14 calendar days demurrage, 10 days detention

Product Details

1. Route Map & Schedule
   • Shenzhen → Miami (8 days) → Providenciales (9 days) → Nassau → return China
   • Cut-off: Friday 17:00 for Tuesday sailing; SI/VGM Monday 12:00
   • Last container off-load in Miami 06:00; same-day onward barge to Turks & Caicos

2. Cost Comparison (ex-Shenzhen, USD)
   Traditional route (5 transfers)
   – Ocean
   – Miami handling + THC
   – Kingston relay + THC
   – Island feeder
    | Transit 35–42 days

   Sunny direct route
   – All-in rate: Transit 17–18 days
   Savings: 1 345 / 2 190 per box + 18–24 days faster

3. Cargo Types Handled
   • Construction materials – aluminium windows, tiles, luxury vinyl planks
   • FF&E – hotel furniture, mattresses, LED fixtures for new resorts
   • Food & beverage – canned coconut water, sauces (ambient)
   • Consumer electronics – 110 V appliances, solar kits, e-bikes
   • Automotive – golf carts, ATV parts, specialty tyres

4. Destination Services on Providenciales
   • Full customs entry under HS code; duty & VAT calculated prior to arrival
   • Island-wide delivery within 24 h of discharge – flat-bed or drop-side truck
   • 40’HC hiab offload available for sites without crane
   • Empty container return to port or buy-back option for SOC units

5. Value-Added Features
   • GPS tracker inside container – position & temperature log every 6 h
   • Hurricane contingency – vessel can re-route to Nassau and trans-ship by ro-ro barge if port closes
   • Marine insurance – all-risk including stranding and transshipment delay
   • Consolidation service – LCL 1 m³ minimum, weekly CFS cut-off Thursday

6. Booking Process

   1. Send cargo details, preferred sailing week.

   2. Receive freight quote + Providenciales delivery cost in 2 h.

   3. Confirm booking; we arrange SOC or carrier container.

   4. Customs export clearance + direct B/L to Providenciales issued.

   5. Track voyage; pre-alert sent 48 h before arrival; delivery arranged.

Contact
Contact your China side specialist:
Ms. Twiggy Zhang | Sales Manager
Tel/WhatsApp: +86 135 3425 6328
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: [email protected]
QQ: 2355476891
Sunny Worldwide Logistics (SZ) Limited
8/F, Block B, Rongde Times Square, Henggang St., Longgang Dist., Shenzhen 518115, China
WCA / JCtrans / WIFFA member