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 […]
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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 […]
