"Ocean Star freight forwarder remains braced to support and advance improve humanitarian aid and assistance attention in this important day of dismal need. We've been emphasizing in transporting commercially to Haiti for years. It is our civil pledge to advance the people of the haiti earthquake in the best way we know how. Our crew is on call and participating with philanthropic organizations to select drop off locations in Dade County and Fort Lauderdale. We're working with the Catholic Charities and other humanitarian aid organizations on the scene in Port Au Prince, Haiti for delivery points there", states Chris Norwood, VP of Caribbean Department.. "In on top of to the four shipping containers we have sponsored, we are searching for more donors."
Ocean Star International Shipping will have two drop off points and is requesting for donations of canned goods, bottled water, blankets, clothes, and hospital supplies.
Fort Lauderdale
Ocean Star International Headquarters
10880 Wiles Road, Coral Springs, FL 33076|
954.753.4533
Monday-Friday - 9am-6pm
Miami-Dade County
Notre-Dame D'Haiti Church
110 Northeast 62nd Street, Miami, FL 33138
305.751.6289
On March 8, 1931, the Catholic Charities was formally created in Miami and is currently the largest non-governmental provider of services and aid to the needy in South Florida with over 600 volunteers. www.catholiccharitiesadm.org
The ports in Port Au Prince, Haiti finally re-open. The world can once again return to forwarding containers of aid and construction supplies directly into Port Au Prince, Haiti. Many organizations have been collecting donations and can now forward the freight to survivors via ocean freight. Until now, most of the humanitarian relief has been arriving through air freight.
