{"id":13561,"date":"2025-07-21T20:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=13561"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:02:46","slug":"great-lakes-east-relocates-its-florida-breakbulk-operations-to-port-canaveral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=13561","title":{"rendered":"Great Lakes East relocates its Florida breakbulk operations to Port Canaveral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Great Lakes East relocates its Florida breakbulk operations to Port Canaveral<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a move aimed at better serving its customers, breakbulk cargo carrier Great Lakes East (GLE), part of the Great Lakes Group,has relocated its Florida operations to Port Canaveral to offer monthly import\/export service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/coastal\/great-lakes-towing-launches-new-caribbean-breakbulk-service\/\">GLE operates the service using the 5,800-ton covered RO\/RO warehouse barg<\/a>e <em>Crimson Clover<\/em>, with its port partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulftainer.com\/ports-terminals\/canaveral-cargo-terminal\/\">Canaveral Cargo Terminal Operator GT USA<\/a>, serving as stevedore and managing terminal operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPort Canaveral strives for excellence in all facets of our operations, including growing our cargo business. This is a win-win scenario for our port and partners by diversifying our cargo portfolio and delivering long-term value to a growing customer base,\u201d said Port Canaveral CEO Capt. John Murray. \u201cGLE recognized Port Canaveral\u2019s multi-purpose berths, commitment to service and easy access to Atlantic shipping lanes to provide their customers with strategic advantages for enhanced efficiency and improved supply chain performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KpqWCGdri6\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/coastal\/great-lakes-towing-launches-new-caribbean-breakbulk-service\/\">Great Lakes Towing launches new Caribbean breakbulk service<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cGreat Lakes Towing launches new Caribbean breakbulk service\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/coastal\/great-lakes-towing-launches-new-caribbean-breakbulk-service\/embed\/#?secret=2ycHQIayN2#?secret=KpqWCGdri6\" data-secret=\"KpqWCGdri6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Operating from Port Canaveral\u2019s North Cargo Berth 6, <em>Crimson Clove<\/em>r is equipped with two side ramps to support roll-on\/roll-off operations, making the vessel well-suited for a wide range of cargo, including rolling stock, oversize loads, and high-and-heavy equipment. Transported commodities will include forest products, lumber, and steel, serving manufacturers, distributors, contractors and project cargo clients that rely on dependable, Jones Act-compliant service between Florida and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>Customers of the GLE Port Canaveral-based service will benefit from improved transit times both northbound and southbound with no appointments required for cargo delivery\u2014operations are conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. The service also offers significant technological and operational upgrades with enhanced cargo scanning capabilities, improving both accuracy and processing speed. As part of itsr overall service enhancement, GLE has also deployed a more powerful tugboat to help improve transit time and ensure greater consistency in barge scheduling and departure reliability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are striving to provide the best customer experience in the market by investing in the right people, equipment, and infrastructure,\u201d said Joe Starck, president of Great Lakes Towing. \u201cOur relocation to Port Canaveral is a reflection of that commitment. We are dedicated to delivering a quality service our customers can count on\u2014reliably, efficiently, and with a focus on continuous improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/great-lakes-east-relocates-its-florida-breakbulk-operations-to-port-canaveral\/\">Great Lakes East relocates its Florida breakbulk operations to Port Canaveral<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/great-lakes-east-relocates-its-florida-breakbulk-operations-to-port-canaveral\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=great-lakes-east-relocates-its-florida-breakbulk-operations-to-port-canaveral\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Lakes East relocates its Florida breakbulk operations to Port Canaveral In a move aimed at better serving its customers, breakbulk cargo carrier Great Lakes East (GLE), part of the Great Lakes Group,has relocated its Florida operations to Port Canaveral to offer monthly import\/export service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, GLE operates the service using [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5383,5384,5385,5386,388,192,199,2297],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-13561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breakbulk","category-cimson-tide","category-great-lakes-east","category-great-lakes-towing","category-inland-and-coastal","category-marinelog","category-news","category-port-canaveral","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13561"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13561\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}