San Andrés Service Update July 2020

To Our Valued Customers King Ocean Services wishes to advise our new sailing date of Fridays to San Andres Island out of Port Everglades, FL. Always looking to improve our service to San Andres Island, effective July 10th, 2020, we will offer a bi-weekly service with 7 days transit time for your Loose, Containerized and […]
Launching of PayCargo Online Payment Platform

Dear Valued Customer King Ocean Services® is now a trusted vendor of PayCargo®! PayCargo® is the world’s leading online payment platform for the shipping and cargo industry. This efficient payment system allows our customers to make fast, easy, and secure payments to have their cargo released quickly and significantly reduce costs, compared to any other […]
Observance of Good Friday – South Florida

Subject: Good Friday / Cut-Off Schedule Dear Valued Customer Due to the upcoming holiday on Friday, April 10th, our Miami office will be closed. Cut-off for documentation and cargo will be as follows: Eastern Caribbean Service St. Maarten, St. Kitts, Anguilla, St. Barths, Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbados, Virgin Gorda. St. Vincent, Grenada, Montserrat, Suriname, […]
Vessel Fuel Surcharge Adjustment for Select Ports, April 2020

Vessel Fuel Adjustment Effective April 1, 2020 TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS Please be advised King Ocean will be adjusting the Vessel Fuel Surcharge on cargo moving between South Florida Ports and Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Equipment Type Current Level Effective April 1, 2020 20’ Equipment $325 $275 20’ Refrigerated $423 $358 […]
COVID-19 Announcement

Miami, FL King Ocean Services wishes to advise our valued customers, agents, and trade partners that we are committed to the health, safety, and wellbeing of all our employees and their families as we collectively face the spread of COVID-19. As this highly dynamic situation evolves, we continue to monitor and adapt our approach to […]
San Andres Landing Charge Increase Effective February 16, 2020

SAN ANDRES LANDING CHARGE INCREASE EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16, 2020 King Ocean Services wishes to advise the trade: As a result of increases in port costs in San Andres, Colombia, King Ocean Services wishes to advise the trade that the San Andres Landing charge will be increasing by $20per TEU effective February 16, 2020. See below […]
South Florida Service | 2019 CHRISTMAS

Dear valued customer, Please be advised, due to the upcoming holiday, Christmas Day 2019, our office will be closed. Our cut-off for documentation and cargo has changed for some trades as follows: EASTERN CARIBBEAN SERVICE Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Nevis, Point Lisas, Port of Spain, St. Barth, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, […]
South Florida Service | 2019 Thanksgiving Cut-Off Schedule

Dear valued customer, Please be advised that due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, November 28, 2019, our office will be closed. Our cut-off for documentation and cargo for this specific week will be as follows: EASTERN CARIBBEAN SERVICE Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, Nevis, Point Lisas, Port of […]
Cut-Off Schedule – Independence Day 2019 |King Ocean

Dear Valued Customer : Please be advised that due to the upcoming Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4th, 2019, our office will be closed. Our cut-off for documentation and cargo for this specific week will be as follows: EASTERN CARIBBEAN SERVICE Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, Nevis, Point Lisas, Port of Spain, St. […]
Foreign to Foreign Fuel Surcharge Increase | King Ocean

Dear Valued Customers King Ocean wishes to advise the trade of a Vessel Fuel Surcharge increase effective May 12, 2019 in the amount of $15 per TEU. This increase will apply on all cargo moving between all non-US Ports, “Foreign to Foreign”. This increase will apply on all open tariff and service contract rate items. […]