Hank Hoffman, President & CEO stated, 'SeaBridge Freight's trans-Gulf of Mexico service will provide a safe, reliable, and low-cost alternative form of capacity to its third party logistics, rail and intermodal motor carrier customers.'
SeaBridge Freight's Chairman Mark Cleveland noted that, 'Our success is directly attributed to bringing the attitude and customer focused mentality of a trucking company to our nation's marine highway. We partner with railroads, 3PL's and intermodal motor carriers to cut costs out of shipper's supply chains.'
The Company's tug & barge service will provide four-day scheduled service between Brownsville and Port Manatee (Tampa Bay). SeaBridge Freight will offer clients the flexibility to utilize domestic and ISO containers, ISO tanks, and flatracks, and can readily accommodate over-dimensional and overweight freight. Although SeaBridge Freight's principal business is port-to-port container service, it will team with logistics partners at each port to offer local drayage, container transloading, warehousing and other services.
SeaBridge Freight is a simple, efficient marriage of marine, highway and rail resources.
The Company's tug & barge operation represents a cost-effective transportation alternative that will result in a significant reduction in fuel consumption, emissions and highway congestion. Customers using the service will be able to improve their asset utilization by redeploying operators and equipment.
