Antilles Freight Corporation

What Antilles Freight Corporation does

Antilles Freight Corporation is a privately held freight forwarding company founded on May 2, 1988, and headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company provides international shipping services to Caribbean and Latin American destinations, including Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Antigua, and Guyana. Its core service offerings encompass ocean freight in both LCL (Less than Container Load) and FCL (Full Container Load) configurations, as well as air freight forwarding. The company operates a 55,000 square foot warehouse facility designated as both a U.S. Customs Bonded Warehouse and a Container Freight Station, enabling consolidation, deconsolidation, and bonded storage operations as part of its forwarding workflow.

The company's operational technology stack includes electronic warehouse management and shipment tracking systems, which support its freight consolidation, customs-bonded activities, and basic customer visibility. There is no evidence of proprietary platform technology, AI/ML capabilities, or customer-facing digital portals in the available data. The technology footprint is consistent with that of a traditional mid-sized freight forwarder: focused on operational and back-office systems rather than differentiated customer-facing digital products.

Antilles Freight monetizes through shipping fees on ocean and air freight bookings, supplemented by warehousing and bonded storage revenue from its 55,000 square foot facility. The go-to-market approach is sales-led, leveraging a network of five foreign agents across destination markets and founder-led customer relationships built over more than 35 years of operating history. The company maintains a small team of 1-10 employees, indicating a high-touch, relationship-driven operating model rather than a scaled platform business.

Name

Antilles Freight Corporation

Legal name

Antilles Freight Corporation

Website

https://antillesfreight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Antilles Freight Corporation is a Miami-based freight forwarder, founded in 1988, offering ocean (LCL/FCL) and air freight services to Caribbean and Latin American destinations, supported by a 55,000 square foot bonded warehouse facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

NVOCC Operations & Ocean Consolidation (TLACABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Warehousing, CFS & Bonded Storage for General Cargo (Within Terminal) (TLAHADAI)

Keywords

• Ocean freight forwarding
• Air freight services
• Caribbean logistics
• Customs bonded warehousing
• Cargo tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ocean Freight Services: Weekly ocean freight services including LCL (Less than Container Load) and FCL (Full Container Load) to Caribbean and Latin American destinations. Revenue generated from freight charges based on shipment weight, volume, and container type.
2. Air Freight Services: Daily air freight services to Caribbean destinations including Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados. Revenue generated from freight charges based on weight and dimensions.
3. Ancillary Services: Additional services including local trucking, packing, crating, and freight segregation. Revenue generated from these supplementary logistics services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Antilles Freight Corporation is a Miami-based freight forwarder that consolidates and ships cargo between the United States and Caribbean and Latin American destinations, offering weekly ocean freight (LCL and FCL) to seven ports in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Antigua, and Guyana, and daily air freight to Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados. The company operates a 55,000 sq. ft. Customs Bonded warehouse and Container Freight Station in Miami, complemented by local trucking, packing, crating, and freight segregation, with real-time cargo visibility through an in-house electronic inventory and tracking system.

Product overview

Antilles Freight Corporation offers a unified freight forwarding platform centered on ocean and air freight services connecting the USA to Caribbean and Latin American markets. The core offering consists of Ocean Freight (LCL/FCL with weekly sailings) and Air Freight (daily service), supported by ancillary services including a Customs Bonded Warehouse, Container Freight Station, local trucking, packing/crating, and an electronic inventory control system with real-time cargo tracking. The company operates a 55,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Miami with weekly ocean freight to 7 Caribbean ports and daily air freight to major Caribbean destinations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Francis Trading Agency Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForeign agent representing Antilles Freight in Antigua. Located at Amber House, Nevis Street, St. Johns City, Antigua & Barbuda. Contact: Eustace Francis (Managing Director) and Dahlia Francis (Accounts Manager). Handles freight forwarding operations for Antigua destination.
• Skyline Cargo Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForeign agent representing Antilles Freight in Barbados. Located at The Barbados Small Business Development Center, Suite #1, Fontabelle, St. Michael, Barbados. Also operates an airport office. Contact: Kathy Clinton (Ocean Coordinator) and Rudy Murphy (Managing Director). Handles ocean and air freight for Barbados destination.
• John Fernandes Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForeign agent representing Antilles Freight in Guyana. Located at 24 Water Street, Georgetown, Guyana. Contact: Philip Fernandes (CEO/Managing Director) and Dynutha Adonis (Import Freight Supervisor). Handles freight forwarding operations for Guyana destination.
• Ocean Air International Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForeign agent representing Antilles Freight in Jamaica with offices in Kingston (Shipping Association of Jamaica Building, 4 Fourth Avenue, Newport West) and Montego Bay (Shop# 517 Kerr Crescent). Handles ocean and air freight operations for both Jamaican ports. Contacts include Monique Mendez (Administrative Manager) and Verona Hart (Office Manager, Montego Bay).
• Skyline Freight & Management Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForeign agent representing Antilles Freight in Trinidad. Located at 30 McDonald Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Contact: Anthony Byer (Managing Director), Charisse Farfan (Assistant Manager, Ocean Dept.), and Judy Guerra-Roberts (Sales Representative). Handles freight forwarding operations for Trinidad destination.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Crowley Logistics: Crowley is a major US-based ocean freight and logistics provider with deep Caribbean service coverage, including LCL/FCL and supply chain solutions. Like Antilles Freight, Crowley is US-headquartered and serves Caribbean shippers, but operates at significantly larger scale with owned vessels and broader services.
• ECU Worldwide: ECU Worldwide (Allcargo Group) is a global LCL consolidator with extensive Caribbean service. It overlaps with Antilles Freight on LCL consolidation in Caribbean lanes but operates at much larger scale across global trade lanes.
• Shipco Transport: Shipco Transport is a global NVOCC with LCL consolidation services to the Caribbean and Latin America. It is a relevant peer given the shared NVOCC/consolidation model and Miami presence, though Shipco operates globally while Antilles Freight is Caribbean-focused.
• Seaboard Marine: Seaboard Marine is a US-based ocean carrier providing containerized services between the US and the Caribbean/Latin America. It directly competes with Antilles Freight on US-Caribbean ocean lanes but offers broader services including its own vessels and intermodal capabilities.

Others

• Forward Air: Forward Air provides expedited air freight and logistics services. Antilles Freight's daily air freight offering to Caribbean destinations puts it in adjacent competitive territory, though Forward Air is primarily domestic US-grounded expedited services rather than international air forwarding.

Direct peers

• King Ocean Services: King Ocean is a Miami-headquartered NVOCC specializing in ocean freight between the US and the Caribbean. The business model mirrors Antilles Freight almost exactly: NVOCC LCL consolidation, weekly sailings from Miami to Caribbean ports, with similar customer base of Caribbean importers/exporters.
• Tropical Shipping: Tropical Shipping is a Florida-based ocean carrier providing scheduled service to the Bahamas and the Caribbean. It directly overlaps with Antilles Freight's Caribbean focus, weekly sailing cadence from Florida, and SMB/mid-market shipper segments.
• Caribbean Shipping Services: Caribbean Shipping Services is a Miami-based freight forwarder/NVOCC serving Caribbean destinations. It competes head-to-head with Antilles Freight on the same US-Caribbean LCL/FCL lanes out of Miami for the same shipper base of importers and exporters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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