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 […]
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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’s Sean Gazitua appointed to Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Board of Directors
Congratulations to WTDC President and CEO Sean Gazitua, who was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Adrienne Arsht Center Trust (AACT). Gazitua was one of six new members to the AACT Board of Directors named by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners in November. The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts […]
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 […]
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 […]
WTDC evolves to better serve Free Trade Zone inventory management
WTDC, a Foreign Trade Zone and Logistics company specializing in inventory management for the duty free and travel retail industry, now oversees FTZ inventory management for some of the largest portfolios in the Spirits industry. When WTDC president and CEO Sean P. Gazitua first visited the IAADFS Duty Free show in 2013, he was focused […]
