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Cayman Compass
Exporters to halt service here until car backlog is cleared.
Several hundred used vehicles destined for buyers in Cayman are sitting at a port in Kingston, Jamaica.
The majority of the vehicles were purchased online from Asian suppliers, such as Japan-based Beforward, which has now suspended exports to Cayman.
A Beforward spokesperson, in a letter to partnering businesses, confirmed service to the Cayman Islands is being suspended for April and May.
“It is due to cargo congestion at [George Town] port in [the] Cayman Islands, because of undelivered vehicles at the port. Cargoes on the way to [Cayman Islands] will be delivered once the situation has been resolved,” the letter reads.