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American Fast Freight acquires Caribbean Shipping Services

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Caribbean Shipping Services operates primarily in the Puerto Rico market, specializing in refrigerated freight forwarding.

   American Fast Freight, Inc. (AFF) has acquired Caribbean Shipping Services, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based company that operates primarily in the Puerto Rico market and specializes in refrigerated freight forwarding.
   Paul Robbins, chairman and co-founder of Caribbean Shipping will remain its president and the company will operate as a subsidiary of AFF.
   AFF’s division AFF de Puerto Rico offers service to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
   AFF is a transportation and logistics company headquartered in Fife,
Washington. AFF and its affiliated companies and divisions provide a
wide range of ocean freight forwarding, trucking, project logistics and
warehousing-distribution services. The core business is ocean freight
consolidating and forwarding, specializing in the domestic Jones Act
markets of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and Puerto Rico. AFF is an indirect
subsidiary of a portfolio company owned by The Jordan Company II, LLC
and members of AFF management.

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.