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Top Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Services Companies

A non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) acts as an ocean carrier to shippers without owning ships: it buys container space from shipping lines, issues its own house bill of lading, publishes rates and takes carrier liability for the cargo. Importers and exporters use NVOCCs to get space and rates they cannot secure alone, to consolidate less-than-container loads with other shippers, and to manage door-to-port or door-to-door ocean moves.

To compare NVOCCs here, check their licensing, the trade lanes they serve, and whether they handle LCL consolidation in-house.

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List of the Best Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Services Agencies

  1. AJC Logistics LLC logo
    AJC Logistics LLC
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    AJC Logistics provides a range of transportation and logistics services, such as trucking/intermodal, warehousing, distribution, freight forwarding, and NVOCC. We handle a diverse array of products, focusing particularly on time-sensitive shipments. Our goal is to be the leading service provider in

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    30% Trucking Services
    25% Warehousing & Storage Services
    20% Distribution Services
    15% Freight Forwarding
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    “AJC Logistics LLC offers comprehensive transportation and logistics solutions, including trucking, warehousing, distribution, and freight forwarding, specializing in timely delivery across diverse industries.”

Buyer's guide

Hiring Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Services companies

What the work covers, how to judge a partner and what drives the price.

What a non-vessel operating common carrier provides

An NVOCC contracts with ocean carriers for container capacity, then resells it to shippers under its own tariff or service contracts. It issues house bills of lading, books full container loads, and runs consolidation services that combine several shippers' LCL cargo into one container.

Many NVOCCs also arrange pickup and trucking, warehouse and container stuffing, customs clearance through partner brokers, cargo insurance and delivery at destination. A typical shipment runs from quotation and booking, through documentation and loading, to tracking, arrival notices and release of cargo against the house bill.

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Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Services FAQs

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An NVOCC, or non-vessel operating common carrier, is an ocean transportation intermediary that buys space from shipping lines and sells it to shippers under its own bill of lading. It acts as the carrier to the shipper without owning or operating the vessels.

An NVOCC issues its own bill of lading and takes carrier responsibility for the cargo. A freight forwarder arranges shipments on behalf of the shipper and books with carriers or NVOCCs. Many logistics companies hold both licenses and act in either role.

NVOCC shipping is priced per container for full loads or by volume or weight for LCL, plus surcharges and origin and destination fees. Trade lane, season, carrier capacity, cargo type, special handling and contract volume determine the rate.

Yes, in the United States an NVOCC must be licensed or registered with the Federal Maritime Commission, post a bond and publish its rates in a tariff. Other countries have their own registration rules for ocean intermediaries.

Ask for their FMC license or registration, which trade lanes they serve, and who their agents are at destination. Also ask for a full quote with all surcharges, how delays are communicated and how cargo claims are handled.

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