Major Shipping Companies

Domestic and International

Cargo & Container Shipping Services Express Mail Services Trucking Services Glossary of Shipping Terms MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company together with Maersk Line and CMA-CGM, the world's three major shipping operators, are reorganising their respective services between China and the US West Coast with the launch of three separate joint services to be introduced in April 2008. The first service called the Eagle Express will cover Central China, South China, calling at Hong Kong, Yantian, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Qingdao, and Los Angeles. The second service called the New Orient Express will cover Central and North China, calling at Dalian, Tianjin Xingang, Shanghai, Ningbo, Long Beach, and Oakland. Each of these two new services will deploy five 8,000 TEU vessels with four vessels operated by Maersk Line, four vessels operated by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and two vessels operated by CMA-CGM. In addition MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA-CGM will slot charter on Maersk Line's service which will cover ports in Korea and Japan to North America. This service will be operated by five 4,000 TEU vessels. This service called the Sunrise will call at Kwangyang, Busan, Kobe, Shimizu, Nagoya, Yokohama, Los Angeles and Oakland This new initiative will allow MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Maersk Line and CMA-CGM to rationalise their existing Trans Pacific US West Coast services, while providing customers with extensive port coverage in China, Japan and Korea with excellent weekly direct connections and shorter transit times. Cargo & Container Shipping Services Orient Overseas Container Line OOCL (USA) Inc Headquarters 2633 Camino Ramon, Suite 400 San Ramon, CA 94583 Phone: (925) 358-OOCL (6625) Fax: (925) 358 6600 Customer Service Phone: (925) 358-OOCL Fax: (925) 358-OOCL Web site: http://www.oocl.com   Atlantic Container Line 4525 South Boulevard Suite 200 Virginia Beach, VA 2345 Toll Free: (800) ACL-1235 Phone: (757) 518-8561 E-mail: us_rate_request@aclcargo.com Web site: http://www.aclcargo.com/   Interpool Inc. 211 College Road East Princeton, NJ 08540 Phone: (609) 452-8900 Fax: (609) 452-8211 Telex: 685-7035 INT PR Web site: http://www.interpool.com   Sunmar Shipping Inc. 2615 Fourth Ave., Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98121 USA Phone: (206) 443-0200 Fax: (206)443-0207 Toll Free: US/Canada: 800-443-4127 Telex: 152242 SUNMAR SEA E-Mail: Shipping@Sunmar.com   RCL Agencies, Inc. 842 Clifton Ave. Clifton, NJ 07013-1848 Phone: (973) 779-5900 Fax: (973) 779-6842 E-Mail: rcl@oceanfreight.com Web site: www.oceanfreight.com   Emery Forwarding 5353 West Century Los Angeles CA 90045 Phone: (310) 670-5360 Fax: (310) 670-6472 Web site: http://www.emeryworld.com   Serra International, Inc. 75 Montgomery Street Suite 300 Jersey City, NJ 07302 Phone: (201) 860-9600 (Sales ext. 146) Fax: (201) 860-9686 Web site: http://www.serraintl.com/   BAX Global 440 Exchange Irvine, CA 92602 Phone: (714) 442-4500 or Toll-Free: (800) CALL BAX Web site: http://www.baxworld.com/   UPS Freight Services 55 Second Street, 3rd floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Tel: (415) 904 8360 Fax: (415) 904 8661 E-mail: corporate.sales@fritz.com Web site: www.fritz.com     Top Express Mail Services DELTA Dash Delta Air Lines, Inc. P.O. Box 20706 Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001 Phone: (404) 715-2600 Toll-Free: (800) 352-2746 Web site: http://www.delta.com/   Airborne Express 3101 Western Ave. Seattle, Washington 98121 USA Phone: (206) 830-4600 U.S. Customer Service 1-800-AIRBORNE (1-800-247-2676) Web site: http://www.airborne.com   FedEx Corporation 942 South Shady Grove Road Memphis, TN 38120 Phone: (901) 369-3600 U.S. Customer Service Phone: 1-800-GoFedEx or (800) 463-3339 Web site: http://www.fedex.com/   DHL Worldwide Express Inc. 50 California Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 677-6100 Toll Free: 800-225-5345 Web site: http://www.dhl-usa.com/index/   USPS 475 L'enfant Plaza SW Washington, DC 20260-6210 Toll Free: (800) 344-7779 Web site: http://www.usps.com   International Mailing Solutions 9 Arrow Drive Woburn, MA 01801-2039 Phone: (781) 376-5000 Fax: (783) 376-5001 Toll-Free: 877 MAIL IMS or (877) 624-5467 E-mail: info@mailims.com Web site: http://www.mailims.com/   Unishippers Corporate Headquarters 746 East Winchester St. Suite #200 Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Phone:(801) 487-0600 Fax: (801) 487-0920 Toll-Free: 1-800-999-8721 Web site: http://www.unishippers.com   AIR-NET Systems Inc. 3939 International Gateway Columbus, OH 43219 Phone: (614) 237-2057 Toll-Free: 1-888-888-TIME (1-888-888-8463) Fax: 1-800-926-7283 Web site: http://www.airnet.com/   TNT GLobal Express 200 Garden City Plaza 4th floor Garden City, New York 11530 Phone: (877) MAIL-TNT Fax: (516) 535 1383 Toll-Free: 1-800-558-5555 E-mail: marketingna@tnt.com Web site: http://www.tnt.com/   Purolator Courier Ltd 5995 Avebury Road Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5R 3T8 Phone: (905) 712-1084 Toll-Free: (800) 326-4963 Web site: http://www.purolator.com/   Quick International Courier 212 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10010 Phone: (212) 689-4151 Fax: (212) 689-4152 Toll-free: (800) 488-4400 Web site: http://www.quickintl.com/   VELOCITY EXPRESS 7803 Glenroy Road Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55439 Phone : (612) 492-2400 Fax : (612) 492-2499 Toll Free: (888) 397-8632 Web site: http://www.velocityexp.com/ Top Trucking Services Consolidated Freightways Corporation PO Box 2590 Vancouver, WA 98687 Phone: (360) 448-3260 Web site: http://www.cfwy.com/   ESTES Express Lines 3901 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230 Phone: (804) 353-1900 Fax: (804) 353-8001 Customer Service: (804) 353-1900, ext. 2500 Web site: http://www.estes-express.com/   JB HUNT J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. P.O. Box 130 615 J. B. Hunt Corporate Drive Lowell, AR 72745 Phone: (479) 770-2300 Toll Free: 1-800-643-3622 Web site: http://www.jbhunt.com/   Landstar Express America 13410 Sutton Park Dr. S. Jacksonville, FL 32224 Phone: (904) 733-1866 Toll-Free: 1-800-872-3278 Web site: http://www.landstar.com/   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. 500 Old Dominion Way Thomasville, NC 27360 Phone: (336) 889-5000 Fax: (336) 822-5229 Toll Free: 1-800-432-6335 Web site: http://www.odfl.com/   OVERNITE HOME OFFICE 1000 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, VA. 23224-2246 Telephone: Main (804) 231-8000; Web site: http://www.overnite.com   PRIME INC 2740 North Mayfair Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: (417) 866-0001, Fax: (417) 521-6853 Toll-Free: 1-800-321-4552 Website: www.primeinc.com Logistics Services: 1-800-321-1354 Web site: http://www.primeinc.com/   ROADWAY Roadway Express, Inc. 1077 Gorge Blvd. Akron, OH 44309-0471 Phone: (330) 384-1717 Toll-Free: 1-800-257-2837 Web site: http://www.roadway.com/   Ryder System, Inc. 3600 NW 82nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33166 USA Phone: (305) 500-3726 Fax: (305) 500-3203 Toll-Free: 1-800-RYDER-OK ext.220 Web site: http://www.ryder.com/   Schneider National, Inc. 3101 South Packerland Drive Green Bay, WI 54306-2545 Phone: (920) 592-2000 Toll Free: 1-800-558-6767 Web site: http://www.schneider.com/   SAIA 11465 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 400 Duluth, GA 30097 Toll Free: 1-800-765-7242 Web site: http://www.saia.com/   Southeastern Freight Lines 420 Davega Road Lexington, South Carolina 29073 Toll Free: 1-800-637-7335 Fax: (803) 794-8131 Web site: http://www.sefl.com/   USFreightways Corporation 2122 York Road, Suite 300 Oak Brook, IL 60523 Phone: (630) 754-3000 Fax: (630) 371-6500 Web site: http://www.usfc.com/   Yellow Corporation 10990 Roe Ave. Overland Park, KS 66211 Phone: (913) 696-6100 Toll Free: (800) 846-4300 Customer Service Center: Phone: (800) 610-6500 Fax: (800) 610-6554 Web site: http://www.yellowcorp.com/ Top Glossary of Shipping Terms Accessorial -   Standard procedure for LTL shipping includes a truck driver backing up to a dock to be loaded by the consignor (shipper), and driving the cargo to the receiving destination to be unloaded by the consignee. Any service that is not considered "standard procedure" will require additional fees and is referred to as an accessorial service or fee. These are all examples of accessorial services: Hazardous materials Inside delivery Liftgate service Fuel Surcharge Arrival notification Insurance COD Residential Arrival Notification -   A carrier notifies and schedules a delivery date and time with the consignee (receiver) for additional fees. BOL (Bill of Lading) -   Mandatory paperwork providing the driver and the truck line with all the details they need to process the shipment and bill correctly. Blind Shipment -   Keeps the originating location and receiving destination unaware of each other. Provides two separate Bills of Lading that share common BOL & PRO numbers. Both BOLs show the carrier's terminal as the shipper and the receiver. Class -   A number that identifies the approximate size, value and difficulty of transporting each particular type of product. The class is needed to determine a price. You will need to know width, height, depth and weight for your shipment. The system estimates a class determined by the measurements you enter. Please contact a customer service representative during business hours to confirm class, as the automated class is only an estimate. Expedited -   Shipments delivered through different channels in order to reduce the number of transit days. Flatbed -   A semi trailer with no sides and with the floor of the unit a standard height from the ground. Handling Unit -   Cartons or packages of identical size and weight are considered one handling unit. If there is more than one package and they are of differing type, size or weight they are considered multiple handling units. Inside Delivery -   The driver is required to go inside (beyond the front door or loading dock) to pickup or deliver a load instead of remaining on the dock or in his truck. Additional fees are assessed. Liftgate Service -   When the shipping or receiving address does not have a loading dock, manual loading or unloading is necessary. A liftgate is a platform at the back of certain trucks that can raise and lower a shipment from the ground to the truck. Additional fees apply for this service. LTL -   LTL stands for Less Than Load. A typical LTL shipment ranges from 100 lbs. to 20,000 lbs. For larger loads, you may need TL (truckload) service. Our customer service department can help determine which option you need. NMFC Number -   The National Motor Freight Classification number is a numeric indicator that specifically identifies each type of product that can be shipped by a carrier. It is always helpful to have the NMFC number on the Bill of Lading in order to avoid re-classification and accurately identify each product you ship. PRO Number -   A number assigned by the carrier to reference your shipment. It is used for tracking your shipment. Redelivery/Reconsignment Fee -   After any failed delivery attempt, the carrier will assess a fee. The fee is usually based on weight with a minimum charge. Refrigerated (Reefer) -   A reefer is a refrigerated trailer with insulated walls and a self-powered refrigeration unit; most commonly used for transporting food. Residential Delivery -   If you do not have a commercial location that actually opens and closes at set times each day within a commercially zoned area, you will be considered a residence and extra fees will apply for pickup and delivery. Reweigh and Inspection Fee -   If the carrier suspects the weight of your shipment is inaccurate, they will charge a fee to reweigh and re-class the shipment. Third Party Shipments -   The person who initiates the shipment, but is neither the originating nor the receiving destination. The third party makes the arrangements for the shipper and receiver.     Top

 Major Shipping Companies

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