South Florida Service | 2025 July 4th Cut-Off Schedule / Southbound Services
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS Kindly be advised that in observance of the Independence Day holiday on Friday, July 4th, 2025 our offices and warehouses will be closed. Our cut-offs for Southbound Documentation and cargo for that week will be as follows: EASTERN CARIBBEAN SERVICE LCL Documentation and Cargo Cut-Off Tuesday at 12 Noon FCL Documentation […]
Schedule Changes, Venezuela Service
Kindly note our sailing schedule has changed. Effective June 13, 2025, our service to La Guaira and Puerto Cabello will transition from weekly sailings to both ports to an alternate weekly schedule. This means we will now sail to La Guaira one week and Puerto Cabello the following week, continuing in this alternating pattern. This […]
Bunker Adjustments – to and from US Ports and Points Effective July 13, 2025 Eastern Caribbean including Guyana and Suriname
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS Further to our previously announced Bunker charges, be advised that King Ocean will be adjusting the Bunker Surcharge on all cargo moving between U.S. Ports and Points and all Ports and Points included within our scope of service throughout the Eastern Caribbean including Guyana and Suriname as follows: Current Effective […]
Bunker Adjustments – to and from US Ports and Points Effective July 13, 2025 Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS Further to our previously announced Bunker charges, be advised that King Ocean will be adjusting the Bunker Surcharge on all cargo moving between U.S. Ports and Points and all Ports and Points included within our scope of service throughout Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao as follows: Current July 13, 2025 20′ […]
Bunker Adjustments – to and from US Ports and Points Effective July 13, 2025 Peru and Ecuador
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS Further to our previously announced Bunker charges, be advised that King Ocean will be adjusting the Bunker Surcharge on all cargo moving between U.S. Ports and Points and Peru and Ecuador as follows: Current July 13, 2025 20′ CT/FR/OT $300.00 $275.00 40′ CT/FR/OT $600.00 $550.00 20′ RE $480.00 $440.00 40′ […]
Bunker Decrease – Turks & Caicos and Bahamas
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS Please be advised that effective July 13, 2025 the Bunker Surcharge will decrease by the following amounts to and from the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Ports: Equipment Type Amount 20′ Dry $ 13.00 40′ Dry $ 26.00 45’ Dry and Over $ 29.00 20′ Reefer $ 20.00 40′ Reefer […]
Bunker Adjustments – to and from US Ports and Points Effective July 13, 2025 Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Dominican Republic
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS Further to our previously announced Bunker charges, be advised that King Ocean will be adjusting the Bunker Surcharge on all cargo moving between U.S. Ports and Points and all Ports and Points included within our scope of service throughout Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic as follows: Current […]
King Ocean Granted Full Exemption Under U.S. Fee Plan
King Ocean’s Total Exemption under President Trump’s Executive Order to Revitalize American Shipbuilding and the Notice of Action by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in relation to the Section 301 Investigation into China’s targeting of the maritime and ship-building sectors TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS King Ocean is extremely pleased that on Thursday, April 17, […]
2025 Holy Week (Good Friday) Cut-Off Schedule – Southbound Services from South Florida
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS Dear Valued Customer Due to the upcoming holiday on Friday, April 18th, our offices in Miami, Florida will be closed. Cut-off for documentation and cargo will be as follows: Eastern Caribbean Service LCL documentation and cargo cut-off: Tuesday at 12 Noon FCL documentation cut-off: Tuesday at 12:00 Noon / cargo cut-off […]
King Ocean Statement on USTR 301 Proposal – Trade Impact
To Our Valued Customers, Agents, and Trade Partners: King Ocean wishes to address the proposed action by the United States Trade Representative (U.S.T.R.) in relation to the Section 301 investigation into potential unfair trade practices and actions by the People’s Republic of China regarding Chinese-built vessels in the global ship-building and maritime transportation sectors. The […]
