{"id":415945,"date":"2022-03-14T16:29:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ups-missed-nantucket-ferry-reservation-window\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T16:29:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:29:16","slug":"ups-missed-nantucket-ferry-reservation-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ups-missed-nantucket-ferry-reservation-window\/","title":{"rendered":"#UPS missed Nantucket ferry reservation window"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e757ad5071\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e757ad5071\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ups-missed-nantucket-ferry-reservation-window\/#%E2%80%9CUPS_missed_Nantucket_ferry_reservation_window%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;UPS missed Nantucket ferry reservation window&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUPS_missed_Nantucket_ferry_reservation_window%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;UPS missed Nantucket ferry reservation window&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>UPS missed a priority window to make ferry reservations for its trucks to get to Nantucket this summer \u2014 leaving businesses scrambling to accommodate affluent locals and moneyed visitors.<\/p>\n<p>The shipping courier failed to request reservations for its trucks during an early priority window before ferries for the island\u2019s busiest season from May to October were booked close to capacity, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/03\/13\/metro\/ups-failed-make-ferry-reservations-nantucket-summer-now-islanders-foresee-world-hurt\/\">the Boston Globe reported Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to put us in a world of hurt,\u201d Shantaw Bloise, business manager at the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine how we\u2019ll be able to function just relying on DHL, FedEx and the Postal Service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Malkin, a governing board member of the Steamship Authority, which regulates ferry operations between mainland Massachusetts and Nantucket, said UPS didn\u2019t respond last fall when it sent paperwork to freight shippers to make ferry reservations for this summer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A logo is displayed on a package as it moves along a conveyor belt at the United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) Utah Regional Hub in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Monday, March 11, 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-21518002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A UPS spokesperson said the courier is working to find other solutions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kim Raff\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Steamship Authority even reached out as to why UPS didn\u2019t respond ahead of the reservations being opened to the public, Malkin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone at UPS dropped the ball,\u201d he told the Globe.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear exactly when, but at some point, the \u201clight bulb went off\u201d and UPS recognized the error and scooped up whatever reservations for it trucks to reach Nantucket\u2019s distribution center, Malkin said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-80.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"UPS photographed on July 12, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.\" class=\"wp-image-21518009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-80.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-80.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-80.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>UPS\u2019 ferry reservations to Martha\u2019s Vineyard <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear unaffected.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jeremy Moeller\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut they don\u2019t have what they need,\u201d Malkin continued.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Correia, who operates Stephanie\u2019s, a clothing and home goods store on Main Street, said UPS is a \u201clifeline\u201d for businesses like hers and questioned how the company could drop the ball so blatantly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cross your T\u2019s and dot your I\u2019s,\u201d Correia told the Globe. \u201cI\u2019ve been in business for 26 years, and I\u2019ve never seen anything like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Nantucket-ferry-77.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A ferry passes by Brant Point Lighthouse in Nantucket, MA on November 17, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-21518015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Nantucket-ferry-77.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Nantucket-ferry-77.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Nantucket-ferry-77.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>One Nantucket shop owner said she\u2019s even considering hauling her wares to the island herself.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Erin Clark\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A message seeking comment from UPS was not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely returned early Monday, but a company spokesperson said the courier is working to find other solutions.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cUPS has ferry reservations and is working on other transportation options to ensure packages are delivered on time to the island during the busy summer season,\u201d UPS told the Globe.<\/p>\n<p>UPS\u2019 ferry reservations to Martha\u2019s Vineyard appear unaffected, the Globe reported, despite bulk reservations for both islands typically being requested on the same form.<\/p>\n<p>But if the disruption to UPS\u2019 service to Nantucket isn\u2019t resolved by May, retailers and everyday residents may suffer the consequences of low supplies of food, fuel and appliances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get two UPS deliveries a day,\u201d Vanessa Moore, of Nantucket Housefitters, told the Globe. \u201cOur clients won\u2019t be getting the tiles for their bathroom floors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But simply adding capacity to the fright shippers might not be doable, a Steamship Authority spokesman said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Packages displaying Amazon.com Inc. prime logos move down a chute at a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) Worldport facility in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. United Parcel Service Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on January 30. \" class=\"wp-image-21518021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ups-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>UPS recognized the error and scooped up whatever reservations for it trucks to reach Nantucket\u2019s distribution center.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Luke Sharrett\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re basically at the maximum number of routes right now in terms of the number of boats and the number of crew members,\u201d spokesman Sean Driscoll said. \u201cThere might be a couple of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s here and there we can add, but not on any kind of systemic basis \u2026 There\u2019s no secret tunnel for the freight shippers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Nantucket shop owner, meanwhile, told Bloise she\u2019s even considering hauling her wares to the island herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are going to have to get creative,\u201d the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce business manager told the Globe.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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