Walgreens Renews With Horizon Lines

Walgreens operates 73 stores in Puerto Rico and 6,271 stores nationwide in the US. It has been growing its presence on the island.

"Horizon Lines moves thousands of container loads of merchandise to Puerto Rico for us each year," said Tom Stedman, director of corporate transportation for Walgreens. "Their service has been consistently fast and dependable. With Horizon Lines as our primary carrier, we can feel confident that our merchandise will arrive on time and damage free." The company's stores stock more than 25,000 everyday items and medications.

Horizon Lines has two direct weekly sailings from Jacksonville, one weekly sailing from Elizabeth, NJ, and the only direct vessel call to the US Gulf with service from Houston every 14 days.

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