Terminal, the Miami River
Antillean Marine drayage
Drayage to and from Antillean Marine on the Miami River: the largest line on the river, running Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos from its own private terminal.
Antillean Marine is a terminal inside the Miami River, not a separate port.
On the Miami River rather than inside a deepwater port. River terminals run their own gate hours and their own rules.
The river is not the port, and it does not behave like it
Antillean sits on the Miami River rather than inside a deepwater port, on North River Drive. It has been running since 1963 and it is the largest shipping line operating out of the river, on its own private terminal.
That private terminal is the point. River operations set their own hours and their own rules rather than inheriting a port authority's, so do not assume PortMiami's gate times, credentials or procedures apply here. We confirm the arrangement for the specific move rather than working from the port playbook.
Where it actually goes
Cap-Haitien and Port-au-Prince in Haiti, Rio Haina and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, and Providenciales in Turks and Caicos. It is a focused trade lane list and it explains most of what moves through here.
Much of this is consolidated and breakbulk rather than straight full containers, which changes how a delivery to the terminal is planned. Tell us what the cargo actually is and we will tell you what it needs.
Checking it yourself
Schedules, hours and container status live on their own site: www.antillean.com. Charges and holds sit between you and the line or the terminal. We move the box.
What we do with the box from here
Equipment we pull from here
Where it goes
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Questions
Straight answers
Do you pull containers from Antillean Marine?
Yes, daily. 20ft, 40ft, 45ft, high cube, reefer with genset, flat rack, open top, overweight and bonded.
What happens if my last free day is tomorrow?
Tell us today. A pre-pull gets the container out of the terminal and onto the yard before per diem and demurrage start, and it is almost always cheaper than the charges it avoids.
Are your drivers TWIC-carrying?
Yes. Every driver working the terminals holds a valid TWIC, which is required to enter.
What is a pre-pull?
We collect the container from the terminal before you are ready for it and hold it on a yard. It stops demurrage running at terminal rates and it takes the pressure off your receiving schedule.
What is the difference between demurrage, per diem and detention?
Three different charges from different parties. Demurrage is the terminal charging you for cargo sitting inside the gate past free time. Per diem is the shipping line charging you for keeping their container out past free time. Detention is the trucker's time, charged when a driver waits at your dock beyond the free window. They can run at the same time, which is how a bill gets ugly fast.
What is a chassis split?
When the chassis you need is not at the same location as the container, so the truck makes an extra trip to collect it before it can even pick up. It costs a move and it is the single most common surprise line on a drayage invoice.
Is it a live unload or a drop and pick?
Either. Live means the driver waits while you unload, which starts detention once the free window is up. Drop and pick means we leave the container and collect it later, which usually costs less if you have the yard space.
Do your drivers carry a TWIC?
Yes. Every driver working the terminals holds a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential, which is required to get through the gate at all.