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AGL Resources completes sale of Tropical Shipping to Saltchuk

Saltchuk, owner of Sea Star Line, closes on purchase of Caribbean carrier Tropical.

The Atlanta-based natural gas utility said Tuesday it completed the sale of Tropical Shipping and its Seven Seas Insurance businesses to a subsidiary of Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources. The company acquired Tropical from NICOR in 2011.

Chris Dupin

Chris Dupin has written about trade and transportation and other business subjects for a variety of publications before joining American Shipper and Freightwaves.