IslandWide Group, a Puerto Rico-based logistics, distribution and ground transportation company, has launched a new automated package-sorting system financed through a $612,000 arrangement with Sygnus Capital Puerto Rico. The funding covered the acquisition, manufacturing and installation of a conveyor-based sorting system that can process up to 3,000 packages per hour and is expected to boost operational productivity by approximately 500% compared with the company’s previous system, which had been in service for nearly two decades.
Founded in Puerto Rico, IslandWide offers ground transportation, package delivery, commercial distribution and integrated logistics to clients in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, retail, food and manufacturing, including same-day and next-day delivery, warehousing and inventory management. The company runs distribution terminals in Ponce, Arecibo, Mayagüez, Carolina, Caguas and Toa Baja, all connected to its main distribution center in Guaynabo, where packages are consolidated, sorted and redistributed typically overnight for next-day delivery.
The upgrade is expected to support higher shipment volumes, extended operating hours and earlier morning deliveries. IslandWide also plans to add technology giving customers automated notifications and visual confirmations of package handling. Marian De Jesús, director of business development at Sygnus Capital Puerto Rico, said financing for specialized equipment is essential to the competitiveness of Puerto Rican companies, while CEO Pedro J. Rosaly highlighted the role of alternative financing providers in helping local businesses invest in infrastructure.