Blockage in Provo Shipping Lanes, Delays in Goods & Supplies Expected

By Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer 

#TurksandCaicos, June 29, 2023 – There will be delays in the delivery of goods and supplies to the Turks and Caicos Islands due to some obstruction in the South Dock shipping lanes according to the TCI Ports Authority, who made the reveal in a press release on Sunday.

The statement informed that  in the coming days as like the rest of the world supply chain disruptions are currently affecting the Turks and Caicos.  This latest incident though, is much closer to home; an obstruction in the Providenciales shipping lanes.

The Ports Authority made the revelation in a June 25th press release indicating that two days earlier there was a blockage in the main shipping lane at the South Dock ports which had prevented the MV Tropic Freedom from offloading its cargo which threw the entire system out of whack.

“This affected the entire supply chain and had adverse implications for berthing and discharge of cargo from all vessels over the weekend and today (Monday).” The authority said.

The Ports Authority has advised residents that a delay in delivering cargo to its consignees was very likely.

A multi company operation has been launched to get the ports operations back to normal with services being rendered from the Ports Authority, Tropical Shipping, Seacor Island Lines and Provo Stevedoring.

The press release did not say when residents should expect services to resume as normal.