Tune in this afternoon at 5 p.m. EST as WTDC Chairman Ralph L. Gazitua joins Forum Biz Talk on 880THEBIZ.COM with host Pete De La Torre, Managing Partner at the Business Forum Group at Doral.
Mr. Gazitua and Mr. De La Torre plan to discuss the interesting challenges faced by the logistics industry due to the coronavirus as well as WTDC’s 43rd anniversary and how the family business has evolved the years.
Last week PortMiami announced that cargo operations will continue until further notice and cruise ships have voluntarily ceased operations for 30 days. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez announced Friday that the berth fees would be waived for these cruise ships.
POMTOC News – Please note that POMTOC shows scheduled closings on March 17, 23 & 24, 2020.
PortMiami is open for cargo business – Miami Dade County News Release
On Friday of last week, WTDC employees, tenants, customers, and friends gathered outside our facility to celebrate 43 years of business.March 8, 2020, marked 43 years since the founding of WTDC by the Gazitua family. Sean P. Gazitua, WTDC President & CEO, is a 3rd generation owner and operator who keeps the business card of his grandfather and WTDC founder L.R. Gazitua on his desk as a reminder of the family legacy.
Yes, WTDC is open. We continue to monitor the latest available information while implementing steps to ensure the continuity of business and well being of our staff.It’s estimated that the U.S. is about 2 weeks behind the Coronavirus COVID-19 time line of Spain and Italy, countries that are locked down in attempts to stunt the spread of the virus. While we hope that such quarantine measures are not necessary here, WTDC is preparing for such an emergency. Thanks to years of hurricane preparation, we are well versed in how to ready ourselves for the possibility of regular operation disruption.We’re doing our part to ‘flatten the curve’ by eliminating travel and non-essential meetings, encouraging at-risk staff to begin working remotely, sanitizing our workplace, educating ourselves on social distancing and practicing it whenever possible, and preparing for any eventuality by purchasing tablets for all our staff to work from home. WTDC will continue to follow the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Miami-Dade County.
On March 1, an article was published on Microsoft 365’s The Growth Center by author Dayna Steele entitled “How to create a successful internship.”
WTDC President & CEO Sean P. Gazitua is quoted in the segment below, click the button for the full article:
WTDC sees the internship program as an opportunity to develop talent for our company and as an opportunity to give back to our community. Our staff has a chance to develop their management skills working with the interns, and the interns bring a positive youthful spirit into the workplace.
Microsoft 365 The Growth Center: “How to create a successful internship program” by Dayna Steele
On February 20, Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association (FCBF) hosted an In-Bond Seminar in conjunction with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP). After the focused training session, CBP representatives said that the In-Bond Export Consolidator (IBEC) Type 14 bond used by many in the Miami area to consolidate in-bond shipments is out-dated and would soon be phased out.
Many IBECs already have other bonds that would cover the cargo flow in and out of their facilities such as Bonded Warehouse, CFS, and FTZ bonds. CBP is already working to convert IBECs to CFSs and will coordinate with FCBF so that all stakeholders are well updated.
