ECU Worldwide recently launched a new export direct trade lane from Atlanta, USA to Kingston, Jamaica to give businesses in and around the USA seamless access to the Caribbean, a press release reported.
“We are among the only ones in the market to offer this unique direct service that completely bypasses the need to move transport cargo through overloaded hubs like Miami. Not only do customers save on time and resources that would have been spent on trucking and inland services, but also benefit from specialized and expert cargo handling and last mile deliveries offered by our office at the destination end. We have received a very positive response to our end-to-end services enhancing efficiencies and reach across the Caribbean and the entire region to the southeast of USA,” Niels Nielsen, regional head – USA & Canada, ECU Worldwide said.
ECU Worldwide’s logistics platform features quick quotes and instant bookings for door-to-door deliveries across 50 markets, with access to networks in 180 countries.
“With USA being its main trading partner and accounting for more than 50% of Jamaica’s total trade, businesses across varied sectors have been contributing to the steady rise in demand for safe, convenient shipping to and from the two regions. Consequently, backed by its digital-first approach,” a new press release explains.
The new route, set with a transit time of five days, is one of the direct routes created by ECU this year with the intention of making lanes safer and more reliable for shippers and freight forwarders.
“Having launched multiple new direct services and endeavoring to keep adding to them in the coming months, ECU Worldwide USA is likely to enable faster transit times and reduce double handling, while helping shippers navigate congestion and ship with a click, digitally, using ECU360,” a recent press release states.