WILLEMSTAD - The Covid-19 crisis also has far-reaching consequences in Curaçao for the economy of the island and its residents. You can hear cries such as "In these difficult times, we must all do our bit to deal with the crisis and to assist the population."
Seatrade, a shipping company, with its head office on Curacao, will contribute in a special way over the next two months.
Seatrade recently supported the Food Bank Curaçao with the free transport of containers from Vlissingen, the Netherlands. “We don't stop there,” says the Managing Director of Seatrade.
Seatrade will offer more help to the population of the island in the next 2 months, from 1 July 2020, by charging Curaçao shippers only the port costs for Curacao and Vlissingen. Seatrade will bear all other costs (bunkers and shipping costs).
This is to make the transport of food containers more affordable. Through this action, Seatrade expects consumer food prices to be lowered by local suppliers.