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“The addition of Barbara to our team in Puerto Rico is a wonderful complement to our strategic initiative to promote ourselves as cost effective in the dry freight market”, explains Paul Robbins, CEO of Caribbean Shipping Services. “As a leader in the Puerto Rico trade our customers know that we offer a premium menu of services at a competitive price. We are ready to extend that capability to the dry freight market and make our name familiar to those potential customers who now associate us with refrigerated shipping.”

“Throughout her career, Barbara has focused on dry freight sales and account management, which is a great fit for us given our strategic initiative to establish ourselves in the Puerto Rico trade”, added Julie Robbins. “She will be a key player in facilitating our success as we continue to expand our presence in the Puerto Rico market. She has terrific knowledge of the customer base on the island and what it takes to successfully service those accounts.”

“Caribbean Shipping Services is dedicated to increasing services to the Puerto Rico market. We have recently made significant investments in our technology. One of those investments is Qualcomm, a GPS system that has been installed in all of our trucks that allows us and our customers to be in constant contact with the driver.”

“We are committed to Puerto Rico’s present and their future”, added Mike Bezares, Director of New Business Development.

Caribbean Shipping Services was founded in 1993 by Paul and Julie Robbins. Today they operate from their main offices in Jacksonville, FL and satellite offices in San Juan, PR, Charlotte, NC and Howell, NJ. The company has twice been named to INC Magazine’s list of 100 Fastest Growing Inner City Companies. Since 1999 they have also been included in the First Coast 50, a listing of the top fifty companies in Northeast Florida.

In January, Caribbean Shipping Services was presented with the prestigious Navigator Award from Frank Peake, President of Sea Star Line, one of their partners in the Puerto Rico trade lane. This prestigious award is presented to an individual or company that made a significant impact on Sea Star’s trek towards their goals and objectives. Caribbean Shipping Services and Caribbean Cold Storage offer ocean, air, inland transportation and consolidation services.