Shipping and Freight

There are a few options for shipping to Utila, both from the States and Locally. One thing to keep in mind is that you can get furniture, furnishings, etc locally, with suppliers in San Pedro Sula and decorators in Roatan.  La Ceiba has the department store Diunsa which has pretty much everything you might need for your house and home and also Walmart. There are also second hand appliance stores in La Ceiba which offer high quality goods for reasonable prices.
However, there seems to always be a need to ship something from the USA, so here are some options:

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING FROM USA:

Navivan Shipping~

Ships out of Kenner, Louisiana. Ships every other week to La Ceiba, price is $0 .80 cents a pound, generally a 75 pound minimum. It gets shipped to La Ceiba, and then Nelson (brother of the owner- Spanish speaking only) puts it on a freight boat (Utila Trader or Stonelander, see below) for you to Utila.

Contacts: Web: www.navivan.com or Email: sales@navivan.com – and you’ll connect with Julie who’s very helpful and easy to work with.

Dip Shipping~

Ships out of both Miami and New Orleans. Dip supplies a tracking number when they receive your shipment so you can track the status of your goods all the way to Utila. They have both a warehouse and customer service department in La Ceiba. Any inquires are normally answered very promptly.

Website: dipshipping.com

Sales: 504-9810-8099   jmejia@dipshipping.com

Custome Service in La Ceiba: dlopez@dipshipping.com

Hyber / Hyde Shipping~

Ships between Roatan and Port Everglades Florida. You’ll have to get a customs agent in Roatan – they can suggest one (Navivan and Fernandez have their own in-house) and then arrange to get from Roatan to Utila through Island Shipping or other local carrier – they can help you. (The other 2 companies above will coordinate your shipments directly to Utila. ) HOWEVER, this is one of the ONLY companies that ships back to the USA from Honduras, and they can help you set that up and Hyde coordinates with multiple carriers in the States to help your goods get delivered either way.

Contact: www.HydeShipping.com ; local number in Roatan: 455-7564

LOCAL SHIPPING FROM LA CEIBA TO UTILA:

Utila has regular cargo boats that go on a weekly schedule from La Ceiba to Utila, bringing in the groceries, hardware supplies, etc. You can easily arrange to put your boxes or other items on for a modest fee.

Most of these do not use emails, but can easily be reached by phone and are English Speaking.

(Numbers are below- remember to dial Honduras Country code 504 before the number, and the access code to get out of the country you are calling in- For USA, dial 011-504, and then the local number)

The Utila Dream Ferry~

The Utila Dream has daily cargo service from La Ceiba to Utila as well as from Roatan to Utila. Contact the Utila Dream for their price list.
Their office is located on the main street of Utila across from the bank. Reach them by phone at: 9452 0948
Utila Dream Ferry on Facebook
Utila Dream Website

Utila Trader~

The Utila Trader runs between Utila and La Ceiba twice per week. It departs Utila, for La Ceiba, on Sunday and Wednesday and returns on Tuesday and Friday.

Phones:  504-9703-2580   504-9666-8851

Facebook:  Utila Cargo