Crowley and Air Menzies International partner to benefit customers

Crowley Logistics has formed a new reciprocal service partnership with Air Menzies International (AMI), the world’s leading trade-only airfreight wholesaler, that will enhance both companies’ offerings to their respective customers.

Under this new agreement, the CrowleyFresh facility in Medley, Fla., will become the centralized consolidation facility for AMI‘s Miami Gateway operation, which provides bi-directional links between central and South America, the USA, and the rest of the world. CrowleyFresh is a 400,000 cubic-foot refrigerated and temperature-controlled warehouse strategically located near Miami International Airport (MIA).

These impressive facilities will enable AMI to add temperature-controlled wholesale freight services to its portfolio. Crowley will provide AMI with receiving, validation and palletisation of all cargo types, as well as daily local truck deliveries to and from MIA.

Crowley will also become a U.S. Transportation Security Administration Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF), enabling it to provide TSA pre-screening services for AMI and its own customers’ export cargo. This will result in a more streamlined and cost-effective process for air cargo departing on passenger flights because the cargo will bypass the busy and more expensive screening facilities operated on-airport.

AMI, in turn, will provide Crowley easy access to its 100 percent neutral, wholesale air freight services from the U.S. to key markets throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. This will enable Crowley to offer its customers improved capacity, frequency and rates on tried and trusted airline services.

Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company of the 125-year-old Crowley Maritime Corporation, is a privately held family and employee-owned company. The company provides project solutions, energy and logistics services in domestic and international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical Services.

Offered within these operating lines of business are: liner container shipping, logistics, contract towing and transportation; ship assist and escort; energy support; salvage and emergency response through its 50 percent ownership in Ardent Global; vessel management; vessel construction and naval architecture through its Jensen Maritime subsidiary; government services, and petroleum and chemical transportation, distribution and sales. Additional information about Crowley.

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