Work Cat’s future plans include investing in high-capacity, advanced catamaran vessels
Work Cat Trans Gulf LLC, a short sea shipping company with plans to introduce an innovative 400 foot catamaran capable of transporting 300 truckload equivalent shipments, is already offering a container-on-barge (COB) service between the Port of Brownsville, Texas, and Port Tampa Bay in Florida.
Launched after a series of weekly cargo sailings since October to fine-tune operations, the new weekly shipping option efficiently connects markets in Florida and the Southeast United States with Texas’s Rio Grande Valley and Mexico’s industrial centers in Monterrey, Saltillo, and Matamoros.
The operation already has moved more than 2,000 containers of customer cargoes between Texas and Florida, demonstrating the advantages to customers. With service times and pricing options said to be competitive with typical trucking options, the new service offers significant new capacity, and advantages to shi
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TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ After a series of weekly cargo sailings since October to fine-tune operations, Work Cat officially launched its new container-on-barge service this week between the Port of Brownsville in Texas and Port Tampa Bay in Florida. The new weekly shipping option efficiently connects markets in Florida and the Southeast United States with Texas Rio Grande Valley and Mexico s industrial centers in Monterrey, Saltillo, and Matamoros, while offering competitive service and cost, as well as environmental benefits.
The operation already has moved more than 2,000 containers of customer cargoes between Texas and Florida, demonstrating the advantages to customers. With service times and pricing options competitive with typical trucking options, the new service provides significant new capacity, and advantages to shippers and customers across a wide array of industries and distribution centers, particularly the more