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Will tariffs impact duty free and travel retail shipping?

Miami-based logistics infrastructure company WTDC was founded by the Gazitua family in 1977 as Miami’s first General Order Warehouse, although 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 bonded warehousing, customs brokerage, and […]

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 […]

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 […]