[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":101},["ShallowReactive",2],{"copy:\u002Fareas\u002Fjacksonville-fl":3},{"path":4,"h1":5,"metaDescription":6,"kicker":7,"lede":8,"panel":9,"spec":19,"drawing":39,"photo":40,"sections":41,"faqs":80,"related":90,"sources":97},"\u002Fareas\u002Fjacksonville-fl","Crating and export crates in Jacksonville","Crating services in Jacksonville: wood crates built to order for Blount Island, Dames Point, Caribbean trade and shipyard work, delivered to your dock.","Jacksonville, FL","We build wood shipping crates to order for Jacksonville shippers and deliver them to your dock, built or as knockdown kits. JAXPORT's Blount Island, Talleyrand and Dames Point terminals handle vehicles, containers and Caribbean trade, and the metro's rail, interstate and shipyard work feed them. Send inside dimensions, gross weight and destination and we write the crate spec.",[10,13,16],[11,12],"Port","Blount Island, Talleyrand, Dames Point",[14,15],"Highways","I-95, I-10, I-295",[17,18],"Typical loads","Vehicle parts, ship gear, island freight",{"rows":20},[21,24,27,30,33,36],[22,23],"Inside dimensions","L x W x H in inches",[25,26],"Gross weight","Pounds, as loaded",[28,29],"Destination","Country or island, and vessel or air",[31,32],"Construction","Sheathed, solid lumber or slatted",[34,35],"Export","HT stamp on solid wood, plywood exempt",[37,38],"Delivery","Built or knockdown to your dock","skid-base",null,[42,48,53,59,64,70,75],{"h2":43,"paragraphs":44},"A port of vehicles, boxes and island freight",[45,46,47],"JAXPORT operates several marine terminals on the St. Johns River. Blount Island is known for roll-on, roll-off vehicle handling and general cargo, Dames Point for containers, and Talleyrand for a mix of cargo. Jacksonville is also a major gateway for Puerto Rico and Caribbean trade.","Those island lanes are why many crates built here are small, mixed and numerous: household-to-industrial parts, spares for ships, and equipment for sites that have no big forklift on the far end. We ask about the receiving dock before we pick a crate size.","Small crates matter here as much as big ones. A spare pump for a coastal power plant, a set of tooling for a vehicle line, a replacement drive for a shipyard crane: each travels as a single crate with a single label, and each is useless if it arrives bent. We build to the part's inside dimensions rather than to a stock size, so there is no loose space for the load to shift.",{"h2":49,"paragraphs":50},"Vehicle parts and ro-ro accessories",[51,52],"Ro-ro freight often travels uncrated, but the parts and accessories around it do not: engines, axles, body panels, tires on racks and diagnostic tools. These go into skid crates with open slats or sheathing depending on the part.","Heavy mechanical parts get lag-bolted to the skid, and body parts get padded contact points. We stencil the part number, gross weight and the upright face on the outside so a warehouse in San Juan or Kingston can sort it quickly.",{"h2":54,"paragraphs":55},"Shipyard and ship-repair gear",[56,57,58],"The river supports ship repair and marine fabrication, and the suppliers in the metro ship pumps, steel assemblies, cable reels and deck fittings. Naval Station Mayport adds military-supply packaging to the mix.","Crates for these items are usually solid lumber with deep runners. Where a contract names a packaging standard, send the clause and we build to it. Steel faces get VCI wrap, and the lid sheds water for the open-deck leg.","Cable reels, winches and anchor hardware show up often in marine orders. Reels travel on a spindle through a crate frame so the cable does not unwind, and hardware goes into a skid crate with the heaviest pieces nearest the base. Gross weight is listed on two faces of the crate.",{"h2":60,"paragraphs":61},"Rail, I-95 and the logistics belt",[62,63],"CSX and the Florida East Coast Railway serve the metro, and I-95, I-10 and the I-295 beltway form the truck network. Logistics parks cluster along the beltway and near the airport, with trailers shuffled between them all day.","Strapping notches, four-way fork entry and a closed top let a crate take that shuffling. For stacked pallet loads, the top frame must carry weight without crushing the load, and we say on the spec how many crates high it may be stacked.",{"h2":65,"paragraphs":66},"Sea and salt: protecting what you ship",[67,68,69],"Florida air is damp for much of the year. A crate that waits on a Jacksonville pier for a vessel to Puerto Rico or the Bahamas will see sun, rain and salt air.","We seal the seams, add barrier film around machined parts and size the desiccant to the air in the crate. Sheathing beats slats whenever the load is sensitive to moisture. Tell us how long the crate will wait.","Wood crates do breathe, which is useful for machined parts that have been oiled and wrapped: trapped moisture can leave a pit. For that reason, VCI film works better than a sealed plastic bag with no desiccant, and we explain the choice in the spec.",{"h2":71,"paragraphs":72},"Air freight and the Jacksonville airport",[73,74],"Jacksonville International handles cargo flights and belly capacity, and the metro's smaller exports use it for urgent shipments. Dimensional weight rules apply, so crate size matters.","A cleated-plywood crate on a light skid is the usual choice. We check height against cargo-aircraft contour limits and fit tip indicators if the buyer asks.",{"h2":76,"paragraphs":77},"Quote notes for Jacksonville shippers",[78,79],"Provide inside dimensions, gross weight, destination, quantity, the delivery date and whether the receiving dock has a forklift.","Crates are built to order and delivered to your dock in the metro. Solid wood going overseas needs an IPPC heat-treatment stamp where required; confirm the destination with APHIS. For island lanes, tell us the port of discharge.",[81,84,87],{"q":82,"a":83},"Can you crate parts for Puerto Rico shipments?","Yes. Send dimensions, weight and the receiving dock type and we build to suit.",{"q":85,"a":86},"Do ro-ro vehicles need crating?","Not usually, but parts and accessories do. Tell us what is going with the vehicle.",{"q":88,"a":89},"Is a slatted crate enough for a damp pier?","Only for short stays. Sheathing and barrier film are safer for steel parts.",[91,92,93,94,95,96],"\u002Fareas","\u002Fcrates\u002Ftypes\u002Fskid-base","\u002Fexport\u002Fseaworthy-packing","\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive","\u002Fcrates\u002Ftypes\u002Fsheathed","\u002Fguides\u002Frust-prevention-vci",[98],{"label":99,"url":100},"NELMA: wood packaging inspection programs","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nelma.org\u002Finspection-programs\u002Fwood-packaging\u002F",1794178337769]