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Providers of water transport and related services.
Ocean Shipping Company
Whether by Land, Sea, or Air, We Deliver Your Goods Safely. Call us!
www.GoPackagingStore.com
Ocean Rates from USA
Economy LCL Seafreight service Consider shipping cost in seconds
www.OceanFreightUSA.com
US Ocean Freight Imports
Database of Every Ocean Freight Shipment. Free Trial This Week.
www.ImportGenius.com
Shipping Freight Rates
Save 70% On Shipping Freight Now. Access Over 60 Shipping Carriers.
www.FreightNshipping.com
The Freight Experts
We'll Get You The Cheapest Price Call 800-363-9621 Now -Free Quote!
www.HighwayFreight.com
Freight Transportation
Reduce Freight Costs specializing in TL, LTL, Rail
www.neptunetrans.com
National Customs Broker
International Freight Specialist Excellent Rates and Service
www.CssBrokers.com
Shipping services
Ocean export, Air export & Trucking Domestic heavyweight Air Freight
www.jccinternational.com
Ocean Shipping
Search multiple engines for ocean shipping
www.webcrawler.com
International Moving Co.
Overseas Moving Household Goods & Personal Effects & Automobiles
www.arismoving.com
Export Freight Int'l
Cheap Rates &Reliable Service Land- Air- Sea for Container,vehicle,pkgs
ReliableFreightInternational.com
China Ocean freight
We provide you with a full range of Sea freight services. Huge & Safe!
www.jiu-zhou.net
Listings
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines
Ocean transportation company for cars and cargo.
www.2wglobal.com
Abacus Shipping
Shipping company specializing in personal belongings transport by sea freight from Switzerland to other continents.
www.abacus-shipping.ch
AG Logistics
Specialists in moving heavy machinery, equipment, and vehicles with RoRo ships worldwide.
www.aglogistics.ca
Trans KA Tankers Management
Provider of tanker management, shipping, trading and ship supply services.
www.akbasoglu.com
Alianca Lines
Company provides maritime transportation and logistics services to customers.
www.alianca.com.br
Antilles Freight Corp.
An ocean carrier specializing in less than container load cargo moving to the Caribbean and Lesser Antilles Islands, offering weekly sailings to all destinations.
www.antillesfreight.com
Special Commod
Refrigerated cargo transportation consulting.
members.aol.com
Andrew Weir Shipping
Provider of stevedoring, ocean freight forwarding, container storage and repair and air cargo services.
www.aws.co.uk
Bergesen
A worldwide ocean shipping company providing maritime solutions and tanker based offshore solutions.
www.bergesen.no
Baton Rouge Marine Contractors, Inc.
Provider of stevedore, warehousing, transportation and materials handling services.
www.brmarine.com
ComPairSchedules
Provider of global schedules of carriers permitting quick analysis of all services, transit times, and days of departure and arrival.
www.compairschedules.com
China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO)
Operater of container vessels, bulk carriers, general cargo ships, tankers, refrigerated cargo ships, timber vessels and ferries.
www.cosco-usa.com
Dan-Gulf Shipping, Inc.
Shipping company that specializes in a variety of commodities including project cargoes, heavy-lifts, steel and forest products, explosives and hazardous commodities, neobulk and rolling stock.
www.dan-gulf.com
Delmas Line
Subsidiary of the BOLLORE Group, specializing in North-South traffic. Offers liner services to West Africa, North Africa and the Indian Ocean. Also, provides connections between the main ports of Africa, Asia and the US.
www.delmas.com
Dieterle & Victory
Provider of intermodal transportation services to Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Mid East and Far East destinations.
www.dievict.com
Cho Yang Lines
A land, sea and air transportation conglomerate.
www.dt.com.hk
Eucon
Provider of LoLo container service operating between Ireland, Britain and the Continent, and Intermodal services between Britain and the Continent.
www.eucon.nl
Evergreen
A global carrier with the resources to meet the marine and intermodal transport needs offers extensive services along with the flexibility of an independent carrier, operating outside most major trade conferences.
www.evergreen-america.com
Fednav Limited
Provider of ocean transportation of bulk and breakbulk cargo on a world-wide basis.
www.fednav.com
Godby Shipping
Privately owned company providing ship owning, management and chartering services.
www.godbyshipping.fi
Greer Shipping Ltd.
Provider of regularly scheduled services to the Pacific Rim, Central and South American countries and Australia.
www.greer.com
Hapag-Lloyd Container Line
Provider of house-to-house deliveries, complex logistic performances worldwide.
www.hlcl.com
Hyundai Merchant Marine
One of the world's largest multi-modal marine transportation companies, commanding over 122 ships that includes full container carriers, LNG carriers, oil tankers, pure car carriers, bulk carriers, cruise ships and others.
www.hmm.co.kr
Leif Höegh & Co. ASA
Engaged, directly or through subsidiary companies, in the following shipping segments: car carriers, reefer trade, liquid natural gas carriers, forest product carriers, dry bulk vessels, liner service and ship management services.
www.hoegh.no
Hohenstein Line
Provider of ocean shipping between the US, Europe, Africa, Middle East, South America and Asia.
www.hohenstein-line.com
Intermarine, Inc.
Provides a large and flexible fleet of multipurpose, heavy lift, project cargo carrying vessels. Service area includes Asia, the North Coast of South America and the Caribbean.
www.intermarinenola.com
Maersk Line
One of the leading transport providers in the world; an unsurpassed range of containers, ships, special cargo solutions and other shipping services.
www.maersksealand.com
M.G. Otero Co., Ltd.
Specializing in international forwarding of perishable cargoes.
www.mgotero.com
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Door to door container service to Asia, Europe, Australia and South America.
www.mol.co.jp
NOL
Provides services in more than 100 countries and operates both containership and Aframax tanker fleets worldwide.
www.nolweb.com
Nordana Line
Provider of worldwide maritime transportation solutions using multipurpose RoRo vessels.
www.nordana.com
North Star Maritime Agencies
An independent full service steamship agency in Alaska.
www.northstarak.com
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (NYK)
Operate the world's largest cargo fleet; serves customers around the world with inland transport and related intermodal logistics services.
www.nyk.com
Ocean Air Trans
Domestic and international air and ocean freight forwarders.
www.oatinc.com
OTAL
Provider of intermodal services and port services, specializing in cargoes to and from West Africa.
www.otal.com
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)
A major diversified, international company that remains one of the world's leading ship owners, with a fleet of cruise ships, ferries, container ships, bulk carriers, coastal tankers and offshore service vessels.
www.p-and-o.com
Pacific Alaska Forwarders, Inc.
Provider of steamship services, barge services and multimodal transportation services.
www.pafak.com
Panocean Shipping Company
Provider of breakbulk liner services, tramper services and specialized shipping services.
www.panocean.co.kr
Penbroke Marine Services, Inc.
Specializing in worldwide auto shipping, import and export, container shipping, ro-ro and freight forwarding.
www.penbrokecartainer.com
P&O Nedlloyd
Operates a global network of 77 trade lanes connect more than 250 main ports plus a larger number of additional ports through feeder services.
www.ponl.com
Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System
Operated and maintained by The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
www.seaway.ca
Overseas Shipping Services
Provider of international corporate and personal relocation by maritime transport.
www.shipping.net.au
TSI Terminal Systems
Provider of container terminal management, terminal consulting, warehousing, bulk shipping and cruise ship services.
www.tsi.bc.ca
World Destinations
International freight forwarders specializing in refrigerated cargo and heavy equipment transport services.
www.worlddestinations.com
Zim Lines
Ocean cargo service between North and South America.
www.zim.co.il
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  • Kyoei Tanker Co., Ltd.
  • Neptune Orient Lines Limited
  • Neptune Orient Lines Limited
  • Shinwa Naiko Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.
Ocean Shipping Company
Whether by Land, Sea, or Air, We Deliver Your Goods Safely. Call us!
www.GoPackagingStore.com
Ocean Rates from USA
Economy LCL Seafreight service Consider shipping cost in seconds
www.OceanFreightUSA.com
US Ocean Freight Imports
Database of Every Ocean Freight Shipment. Free Trial This Week.
www.ImportGenius.com

Guide to Waterborne Carriers

Use waterborne freight carriers to ship your products to distant locations


There are many types of ocean freight carriers ready to ship your cargo worldwide. Break bulk ocean carriers specialize in shipping large amounts of material after it has been broken down into smaller, often pallet-sized, amounts. Container shipping is similar to break bulk but uses large metal containers. Static cargo is comprised of large, irregular pieces that can’t fit inside a standard box, such as automobiles or machinery. Tankers ship one specific type of liquid cargo, such as oil or manmade chemicals.

Many factors come into play when determining ocean carrier rates. Because of this, it is important to shop around for a good rate when shipping to a new destination. One waterborne carrier company may be the best in one circumstance but not in another. Always consider the following when using ocean shipping companies:

1. Shop around to compare the rates and services of various waterborne carriers.

2. Understand that one dry materials carrier may not ship all kinds of goods.

3. Make sure your tanker company ships all your products.

Action Steps

The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Compare rates between different ocean shipping companies Check multiple companies in order to find the lowest cost or the fastest time for shipping. Some shipping companies still require you to contact them directly for rate, but others have set up web applications so you can check anytime.

I recommend:  Start pricing use a web application to get a nice baseline for your shipping rate comparisons. Ocean Freight USA has a detailed application that lets you price out their shipment rates in fine detail. After registering with their site, FreightQuote will give you the rates from several different waterborne carriers.

Pick the best waterborne freight carriers for your needs Many dry goods shippers are flexible with what they ship so whether you need a container vessel or break bulk, you can use one company. In case your shipper doesn't allow a specific type of shipment, it is good to know multiple companies.

I recommend:  Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is an industry leader in static cargo shipping. They also handle stowage and movement for their irregular cargo. When shipping dry bulk goods such as raw materials or bulk grains, Genco Shipping and Trading Company can handle many types of products. For standard ocean shipping look at Freight Dynamics; they provide a wide range of dry shipment services.

Use an ocean shipping company with a large fleet for the most options Tankers are highly specialized; shipping crude oil takes a completely different ship than naphtha. Finding a tanker company that handles multiple products will allow your company options should you need them in the future.

I recommend:  B+H Ocean Carriers, Ltd. is a small carrier that handles several different types of liquid product. If you need a larger, more established company, then look at Maersk Tankers. They maintain a huge fleet and carry many different liquid goods all around the world.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
  • When looking at a shipping company, it is important to know exactly what they ship and how they do it. Always contact a potential company and make sure they fully answer all of your questions before shipping anything.

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How-To Guide from WORK.COM

By Mark McGee
Use waterborne freight carriers to ship your products to distant locations.
There are many types of ocean freight carriers ready to ship your cargo worldwide. Break bulk ocean carriers specialize in shipping large amounts of material after it has been broken down into smaller, often pallet-sized, amounts. Container ... Read more


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