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36 37 constructed the onlybondedwarehouse and office facilityon GrandTurk (5,000 sq.ft .) to satisfydemands of a growingmarket.Those upgraded facilities,plus a firm,committed schedule,competitive rates,on-time cargo arrivals,and an excellent customer service team keep CES ahead of the competition,and highly regard- ed as a leader in the region’s shipping industry. Presently,CES has 37employees in Providenciales, three in GrandTurk,two in South Caicos,and holds 56 percent of themarket share.Customers have come to depend on twice-weekly sailings into Providenciales, once-a-week sailing to GrandTurk,and twice-monthly service to South Caicos.Simmons notes,“Turks and Caicos does not produce anything.We have no agricul- ture,nomanufacturing,no industries.Everythingmust be imported.And tourism is the keyeconomicdriver. So,people doing business here need to import every- thing.Refrigerated containers of fruit and vegetables, meats and drygroceries for supermarkets; construction materials to build homes and hotels; furnishings and fixtures; vehicles and heavy transportation equipment like trains,trucks,bulldozers,concretemixers,etc.to sustain development of the Islands.Even thewater we drink ismostly imported.” CES customers sourcemerchandise fromaround CARGO EXPRESS SERVICES LIMITED GRACEBAYCLUB.COM Contact your luxury travel professional or call Reservations: (800) 946-5757 | Email: reservations@gracebayclub.com Blackout dates, room category exclusions, and other restrictions apply. Subject to availability, may not be combined with other promotions. Promotion is not valid on group bookings of 10 rooms or more. Promotion may be discontinued at any time without notice. PRIVATE VILLA COLLECTION THE HOTEL SUITES THE ESTATE SUITES THE VILLAS SUITES Experience the ultimate in luxury on our expansive stretch of award-winning Grace Bay Beach. Select from adults-only Hotel Suites, family-friendly Villas Suites, or uber-luxe Estate Suites. Try our Private Villa Collection which offers ultra-luxury services and amenities in the privacy of a freestanding beachfront villa home. RECEIVE UP TO EVERY 3 RD NIGHT Complimentary 17_SinglePage_CargoExpress.indd 1 8/21/17 3:40 PM theworld,includingAsia,Europe,the United States,Canada,South America,and Central America.With tourismbooming,Tropical Ship- ping has just begun construction of two newvessels,specifically to support Turks&Caicos trade bycarryingmore containers and a larger volume of cargo.Theyare expected to be commissioned in June 2018. Population in theTurks&Caicos Islands is around 37,000 to 40,000–relatively small–but offsetting that is tourism,resulting in hundreds of thousands of visitors everyyear.Simmons says,“They consume a lot of the products we bring in.We don’t cater to just any tourists here.We cater to upscale ecotourism.So,we have to pro- vide all the best amenities tomeet the needs and expectations of this type of personwe are trying to attract toTurks&Caicos.” The residential population on the Islands is also growing,stim- ulating an increase in high-end home construction.“We have an amazing place called Parrot Cay,”says Simmons,“wheremany celebrities come to live inTurks&Caicos.People like BruceWillis