Aim Caribbean Express Opens Receiving Station in Chicago.Business Editors FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000 In a move to reduce customer's inland freight costs and transit time transit time the time required for ingesta to pass through the gastrointestinal tract; a shorter transit time is seen in conditions associated with gut hypermotility, such as diarrhea. Delayed passage from any cause results in a longer transit time. , ocean-freight consolidator and distributor Aim Caribbean Express opened a freight receiving terminal in Berwyn, Ill., outside Chicago. With direct rail access and on-site U.S. Customs examinations, the new terminal offers Midwestern shippers the opportunity to expedite and reduce costs on shipments to the Caribbean. Aim will pick up freight in a 200 mile radius of its new Berwyn terminal. Any required customs inspections can take place at the terminal, eliminating additional freight movement and time delays. The freight is containerized con·tain·er·ize v.tr. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es 1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling. 2. at the terminal and shipped directly to the port of Jacksonville The Port of Jacksonville the seaport in Jacksonville, Florida. The newest port in the United States, it carries over 2 million tons of cargo annually. It serves Jacksonville and the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan, and is currently the 38th largest port in the country and second , Fla. "For customers in the Midwest shipping to the Caribbean, shipping directly to the port eliminates time-consuming and expensive stops at intermediate trucking terminals," says Mark Mairowitz, director of operations, Aim Caribbean Express. "We can now offer a Chicago bill of lading A document signed by a carrier (a transporter of goods) or the carrier's representative and issued to a consignor (the shipper of goods) that evidences the receipt of goods for shipment to a specified designation and person. on shipments from the Midwest." Based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aim Caribbean Express is a non-vessel-operating common carrier providing weekly full-load and less-than-container-load shipping to the Caribbean. Aim specializes in warehousing and retail distribution using San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. , as a hub for the Caribbean, Latin and South America. For additional information, call 800/424-6585 or e-mail mark@aimcaribbean.com. |
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