By Sean P. Gazitúa, President & CEO, WTDC In light of Summit of the Americas 2026 including cruising into its programming, let’s examine how global trade, travel retail, and cruise logistics are integrally tied. As president and CEO of a worldwide logistics company and foreign trade zone, we are ever cognizant of the ways the […]
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Logistics: more than one trillion in economic losses from Red Sea and Panama Canal disruptions
By Sean P. Gazitúa, President & CEO, WTDC As president and CEO of a worldwide logistics company and foreign trade zone, I am continuously monitoring global events that shape the transit times and costs that affect our clients. In my April 2024 article for Travel Markets Insider, I explored the shipping disruptions attributed to the […]
How global events from shipping lanes to water levels impact the worldwide supply chain
Miami-based logistics infrastructure company WTDC is celebrating its 47th anniversary this year. Founded by the Gazitua family in 1977 as Miami’s first General Order Warehouse, the family was already running a successful freight forwarding business called Florida International Forwarders (FIF) at the time of WTDC’s founding. Over the years, WTDC added additional services such as […]
How duty free retailers are tackling the supply-chain crisis
Keeping shelves restocked with wines and spirits has been a constant challenge for operators in the Americas. Joe Bates reports on a complex, post-COVID-19 issue. It is the post-pandemic business headache that won’t go away. The global supply-chain crisis has affected almost every industry, the duty free liquor business included. A complex network of interconnected […]
WTDC – a “company with a conscience” –for 45 years
Miami-based, family-owned logistics business WTDC, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last month, has seen its business evolve throughout the pandemic as the world begins to return to normal.WTDC is well-known for specializing in inventory management for Duty Free and Global Travel Retail. As a full service logistics company, it offers door to door transportation services […]
Heinemann Americas, Inc. and Bolloré Logistics announce first North American partnership
Florida-based Heinemann Americas and international transport and logistics company Bolloré Logistics, launched their first-ever partnership in the Americas on May 20. After years of successfully working together in international markets, this new partnership positions both U.S.-based subsidiaries to continue their impressive growth in the region. “With Heinemann Americas’ continued expansion in the U.S. cruise market, […]
Logistics: WTDC’s diversification from core business delivers added benefits
Miami’s family-owned Foreign Trade Zone company WTDC, which specializes in logistics for spirits for the duty free/travel retail and cruise industries, diversified its business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. WTDC President & CEO Sean Gazitua tells TMI that this expansion away from its core duty free/travel retail business has strengthened his company and […]
WTDC: adapting for today, preparing for tomorrow
WTDC, Miami’s family-owned Foreign Trade Zone company that specializes in logistics for spirits for the duty free/travel retail and cruise industries, has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a three phase plan designed to keep its employees safe and the supply chain uninterrupted. WTDC is categorized by Florida and Miami-Dade County as an essential company […]
North America Duty Free IWS facility breaks ground for new logistics center in Port Everglades
North America Duty Free’s receiving and distribution facility — International Warehouse Services (IWS) located at Port Everglades in Florida – broke ground this week for a new 300,000 sq ft International Logistics Center (ILC) that will contain warehouse, refrigerated warehouse, office space and cross-docking facilities. NADF CEO Steve Fortgang tells TMI that the new ILC is scheduled to open in […]
