Mingo says this testifies confidence in country’s port and economy
Last Friday King Ocean Services, family of companies that specializes in cargo transportation throughout the Western Hemisphere, officially launched their services in St. Maarten at a launch party held at Divi Little Bay Resort.
Jose Da Costa Gomez from King Ocean Services, was presented with a framed photo of one of the harbour’s cranes lifting one of King Ocean’s containers from a vessel with the engraving, "On behalf of the Supervisory Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer Mark Mingo, Management and Staff at the Harbour Group of Companies, we would like to welcome King Ocean to St. Maarten. Looking forward to a fruitful partnership for the years to come."
King Ocean Services offers an array of maritime transport services between ports in Florida, U.S.A. and more than a dozen of ports throughout South, Central America and the Caribbean.
The company has more than 30-years of experience with specialty in various types of cargo containerized and general including, but not limited to raw materials, food (dry goods), refrigerated cargo, vehicles and parts, construction machinery, building materials, jewelry, and clothing accessories.
"King Ocean Services serving the country and the Port of St. Maarten will be an asset in the area of cargo movements. We welcome this new stakeholder, and this once again demonstrates and testifies to the strategic planning of the Harbour Group of Companies in connection with attracting new business for the harbor.
"King Ocean realizes the potential of country St. Maarten and its cargo port facility and has confidence in the aforementioned as well as in our economy. King Ocean has recognized us for our efficient and effective cargo handling standards and the professionalism of our hardworking staff. Congratulations to King Ocean management for selecting St. Maarten and we look forward to working with them," CEO Mark Mingo said on Monday.
King Ocean vessels make weekly connections from the Port of Jacksonville, Miami and Port Everglades in the South of Florida, with Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire, and with the Eastern Caribbean. Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador in Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, are all part of the companies weekly callings.
The company has a network of 20 offices that it has opened over the 30-year period in business and is a proud participant in the CTPAT program with the United States Customs and Border Protection.
King Ocean Services was founded in 1982 by the Da Costa Gomez family.
PHOTO CUTLINE: L to R, Jose Da Costa Gomez, Mark Mingo, Charles Gittens, Roger Lawrence, and Hector Peters.