Warehouse and storage services are essential in the international freight forwarding business, and Whiting World Wide Inc. offers these facilities and more. Our warehousing facilities include over 40,000 square feet for bonded and non-bonded merchandise.
Storage Services
Many of our clients find it economical to use the warehousing and storage facilities offered by Whiting World Wide Inc. Compared to the cost of renting their own warehouse, hiring the personnel, purchasing equipment, and securing insurance coverage, many find that utilizing our storage services just makes more sense for their bottom line.
Distribution Services
Many of our clients are involved with what is termed the "807 Program." These companies send various components to destinations outside the U.S. The components are assembled into a finished product and imported back into the U.S. After the merchandise clears U.S. Customs, Whiting World Wide Inc. has the cargo picked up and delivered to the warehouse. The merchandise is segregated, packed in cardboard boxes, labeled, and shipped to various retail outlets. Once again, our clients find it significantly more economical to have these shipments distributed by Whiting World Wide Inc.
Packing & Crating Services
Due to a lack of proper handling facilities and equipment at some destinations worldwide, many of our clients require export boxing and crating for their merchandise. We take pride in providing this service for packing anything from a glass mirror to a 20,000-pound diesel generator set. Our mission is to get your cargo to its destination as quickly as possible and always intact.
Air Freight Consolidation & Palletizing Services
Airfreight consolidation has become the backbone of the air freight industry. The airlines have been able to offer their best rates to forwarders, which can provide them with full pallet positions for their aircraft. This lowers the airline's cost because they do not have the personnel to handle so many smaller shipments. At Whiting World Wide, Inc., we provide consolidation services by air to many destinations in the Caribbean and Central and South America. In addition to providing this service to our clients, we also feel that our clients should share in the benefits of the consolidation by offering them lower airfreight rates.
Cartage & Delivery Services
One of the best things the South Florida Area has going for it is the fact that we have so many ways to provide export services to our clients. On the air freight side, we have two international airports: Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale International Airport. On the ocean freight side, we can offer the Port of Miami, Miami River Terminals, Port Everglades, and the Port of Palm Beach. All of these facilities offer the best export services not only to the Caribbean, Central & South America, but to destinations all over the world. Getting your merchandise to all or any of these port facilities is a matter of routine. We can provide you with local cartage and delivery service to any destination in the quad-county area. This would include Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, and Monroe County.
Sea Container Services
Since a good number of our clients are located outside the Miami Area, they do require that we receive their merchandise and swing-load it into the ocean-going containers. This service is provided in an efficient and professional manner. By properly loading and unloading these containers, we allow our clients to take advantage of full-containerized shipping. Thus, allowing them to get the best buy for their shipping dollar.
Cooler Storage Facility
Perishables, Perishables, Perishables. They are becoming a big part of the export business in South Florida. We are pleased to be able to be one of the forwarders that is recognized as a true expert in handling perishable commodities.
In addition to our experience in this area, we are able to offer cooler storage services to our clients. From live plants to hatching eggs to blood plasma, the cooler facility, which is 2,000 square feet in size, is ready to be of service 24 hours a day.
Charter & Part Charter Services
Since a good portion of our business is in the area of hatching eggs and live day-old baby chicks, many of our clients have required that we be able to provide dependable charter service to any destination in the world. From a single-engine aircraft flying blood plasma to the Bahamas to a DC-8 loaded with day-old baby chicks destined for Guyana, we are ready to provide the type of service your commodity may require.