Maritime Directory

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Beacon International Despatch is an International company with offices worldwide. We offer years of experience to help you with your freight forwarding requirements servicing North America, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific area. Beacon's fully computerized operations have facilities for ocean, air, and land transportation of goods. Our services also include import, export, consular and banking formalities, cargo insurance, NVOCC operations, EDI and CIFFA NETT communication systems, freight forwarding and distributing services, and public warehousing.

Kilmarnock, VA, United States

Bridgewater, NJ, United States

Cincinnati,, OH, United States

The ocean shipping division of Chiquita Brands International

Qinhuangdao,, Hebei,, China

Hebei Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. (now known as HOSCO GROUP) was established in 1980,and has mainly been engaged in global ocean transportation and ship management.

Jericho,, NY, United States

HUAL North America Inc. is the North American division of HUAL AS, the Oslo Norway based RoRo ocean transportation specialists.

Honolulu,, HI, United States

Hawaiian Interisland Towing, Inc. provides chartered towing services for ocean transportation of bulk petroleum products. Currently, it provides this valuable service to Hawaiian Electric Company for distribution to utility companies on the neighbor islands of Maui and Hawaii. These Petroleum products sustain fundamental energy needs which are vital to the economic needs and personal lives of everyone in Hawaii.

United Kingdom

Charlotte,, NC, United States

Horizon Lines, Inc. is one of the nation's leading domestic ocean shipping companies and the only ocean cargo carrier serving all three noncontiguous domestic markets of Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico from the continental United States. The company maintains a fleet of 15 fully Jones Act qualified vessels and operates five port terminals in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. A trusted partner for many of the nation's leading retailers, manufacturers and U.S. government agencies, Horizon Lines provides reliable transportation services that leverage its unique combination of ocean transportation and inland distribution capabilities to deliver goods that are vital to the prosperity of the markets it serves. The company is based in Charlotte, NC, and its stock trades on the over-the-counter market under the symbol HRZL.

Dallas,, TX, United States

Carrier of choice for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and Puerto Rico. Born of Sea-Land’s and CSX Lines’ proud heritage comes the world’s newest ocean transportation and logistics provider – Horizon Lines. Now a part of The Carlyle Group, Horizon Lines brings you the same industry-leading innovation and high quality service that made CSX Lines a favorite for shippers in the Jones Act trades. Under the same leadership and management you know and trust, Horizon Lines will continue to offer a full range of containerized solutions at competitive rates for shippers moving cargo between the continental United States, Hawaii, Guam, Alaska and Puerto Rico. You will continue to enjoy the convenience and efficiency of online booking, tracking, and billing through the NetCaptain, powered by Horizon Services Group, a part of Horizon Lines.

Houston, Texas, United States

Intermarine: The leader of worldwide ocean transport for heavy lift and project cargoes.

New Orleans, LA, United States

Intermarine is a worldwide provider of ocean transport as well as inland heavy haul transportation services for breakbulk, specialized project and heavy lift cargoes.

London, United Kingdom

LevelSeas was founded in April 2000 to deliver the benefits of new technology to bulk ocean transportation through the provision of voyage management services and a "Life of Voyage" chartering system. LevelSeas aims to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and provide greater access in today's shipping environment, whilst delivering significant value to a broad community of large and small industry players.

New York, NY, United States

A specialist law firm covering all areas of transportation law, with particular emphasis on ocean transportation. Members of the firm have extensive arbitration and litigation experience and can practice in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

East Rutherford,, NJ, United States

Management Dynamics, Inc. is the market leader in tariff and contract management solutions for the ocean transportation industry. The company's flagship product, Rate Explorer®, is a web-based solution that automates service contracts to eliminate invoice errors, improve productivity and build business intelligence. With over 6,000 global users on a daily basis, Rate Explorer is the only proven solution that can handle the complexity of today's contracts and accurately rate bottom-line charges.

Zaventem, Belgium

Chicago, IL, United States

ORION MARINE CORPORATION HAS PIONEERED ALTERNATIVES TO CONVENTIONAL SHIPPING ROUTES SINCE 1971. WE CONCENTRATE OUR EFFORTS ON MORE REMOTE AND UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN THE "DEVELOPING WORLD". REGULAR SERVICE IS OFFERED TO: RUSSIA AND OTHER C.I.S. REPUBLICS, EASTERN EUROPE, MEDITERRANEAN, MIDDLE EAST, AND AFRICA, AS WELL AS MONGOLIA, VIETNAM, MYANMAR AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA. ORION MARINE CAN SOLVE THE MOST CHALLENGING LOGISTICAL SITUATION AND TRANSPORT YOUR CARGO SAFELY AND TIMELY TO ITS DESTIONATION.

Slidell,, LA, United States

The management of RioGroup focuses exclusively on development and expansion of its subsidiaries, RioInternational Terminals and Associated Cargo Pool (ACP). RioInternational specializes in expediting loading and discharge of ships' cargoes on a worldwide basis. However, the company”s primary focus is in the Americas and the Caribbean area. Related activities and services include marine consultancy, project cargo management, and port captaincy. Also, negotiating and contracting for ocean transportation, stevedoring, barging and trucking contracts. Associated Cargo Pool represents and protects the interest of charterers, shippers and receivers. The company’s services are provided 24/7 through personal and continuous attention, supplemented by a state-of-the-art, web-based system for communications, operations, documentation and information. All RioGroup Companies operate from corporate headquarters in Slidell, Louisiana,located just a few miles from downtown New Orleans.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seay Tug and Barge specializes in marine marketing of tugboats, barges, and other marine vessels arranging the purchase, sale, and charter of U.S. Flag ocean tugboats, barges, and marine vessels

Miami,, Florida, United States

Seaboard Marine is an ocean transportation company that provides direct, regular service between the United States and the Caribbean Basin, Central and South America.

Oyster Bay, NY, United States

Sealift Inc. is a privately held company, incorporated in New York, established in 1975. Originally Sealift was a shipbrokerage house specializing in paper, rice, general cargo and operating breakbulk liner services to the Mediterranean and from Brazil. Today, the Company owns and operates a fleet of ten U.S. Flag, ocean-going ships; most of these vessels operate in our U.S. Flag Liner Service to world wide destinations. We are one of the largest ocean transportation contractors for U.S. Government Food Aid cargoes. All operations, chartering, engineering, crewing, IT and accounting are handled by the Oyster Bay, New York office. Sealift's assets are its people and their skills. Everyone plays an important role and adheres to the highest professional standards. The company is ISM approved and ISO9002 certified. Sealift Inc. is dedicated to providing our employees a safe and healthy workplace and avoiding damage to the marine environment and company property. Sealift Inc. is committed to delivering the highest level of quality service as is indicated by the continued satisfaction of our customers. By adhering to the Sealift Management System and with the assistance of all employees afloat and ashore, Sealift Inc. fulfills its policy goals, strives to improve the quality of service, maintains safe, pollution-free ship operating practices, establishes safeguards against all identified risks and endeavors to improve the safety and quality management skills of all employees.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Spectrum Shipping (SPECSHIP) Services, Inc. has Shipowner, disponent, time charterer Owners worldwide, Charterers of many commodities and products, such as rice, wheat, corn, peas, lentils, beans, oats, lead, zinc and copper concentrates, sands, steels and various project cargoes. Our customers range from the small trading company to the largest multi-national, publicly traded companies doing shipments worldwide. The brokers are experienced in all aspects of ocean transportation, letter of credit financing, cargo sampling and laytime statements. The Mission Statement of "SPECSHIP" is to provide innovative and dynamic shipping solutions to all of our Clients. Through our various alliances worldwide we are in a position to ensure all ports worldwide are thoroughly covered. For further information and/or shipping inquiries please contact the company.

Hamilton,, Bermuda

TBS is an ocean transportation services company that offers worldwide shipping solutions through liner, parcel and bulk services, and vessel chartering.

Fairview,, Dublin 3, Ireland

TBS provides worldwide shipping solutions to industrial shippers through our Five Star Service: ocean transportation, projects, operations, port services, and strategic planning. The TBS shipping network operates liner, parcel and dry bulk services, supported by a fleet of multipurpose tweendeckers and handysize / handymax bulk carriers, including specialized heavy-lift vessels and newbuild tonnage.