Cargo Ships

Metro Shipping Logistic utilizes a total transportation concept to coordinate and monitor projects from initial consultation and planning to final delivery of cargo at our port destinations.

Whether transporting building materials for the development of a major resort in The Bahamas or transporting movie sets to the Caribbean, Metro Shipping Logistic’s Project Cargo Services can deliver your cargo to any of our scheduled destinations – on time, every time.

In fact, the bigger the project, the more we look forward to the challenge. Our experience at handling a variety of project cargo has made us a valuable transportation partner to our North American, Bahamian and Caribbean customers.
Metro Shipping Logistic’s Project

Cargo Services provide a total transportation concept that maintains complete and accurate control over every aspect of your project with: web-enabled cargo tracking, heavy lift discharge, consolidation services and warehousing.

Project Cargo Services

• Transportation of heavy equipment and supplies
• Marine cargo insurance
• Full and partial charters
• Fixed-day sailing schedules with the fastest transit times
• Trained customer service representatives and transportation consultants offer the most effective and efficient transportation options
• Consolidation services
• State-of-the-art security systems
• Cargo Tracking and Cargo On Hand reports available at www.tropical.com
• Site delivery
• Equipment disassembly to configure the most efficient shipping options
• Loading and lashing handled by experienced professionals who understand loading points and weight distribution
• Coordination of rail and trucking options and air freight

Special Projects

Tropical has had extensive experience in many special projects, such as the development of world-class resorts and shopping malls and transporting cargo for large housing developments and major public works projects. Based on this experience, our customer service representatives and transportation consultants understand the needs of these projects and can offer the best possible transportation solutions.

Fun Fact: Metro Shipping Logistic’s Project Cargo Services worked closely with Second Mate Productions to ship movie sets, props and backgrounds from Port of Palm Beach, FL to St. Vincent and Freeport, Grand Bahamas, for filming of the blockbusters Pirates of the Caribbean I, II and III.