Guides for Container Shippers & Consolidators

Practical, plain-English guides for starting and running a container shipping and consolidation business.

Guides for shippers

Guide for shippers · 12 min readHow to Start a Container Shipping Business as a ConsolidatorA step-by-step guide to starting a container consolidation business in the US for barrels, boxes, vehicles and more: working with a licensed NVOCC, registering the business, insurance, loading space, export rules, pricing and day-to-day operations.Guide for shippers · 10 min readComparing Container Shipping Lines: How Consolidators Choose a Carrier and NVOCCHow to compare container shipping lines and NVOCCs for US–Caribbean and US–Africa routes: routes, schedules, all-in rates, surcharges, demurrage and detention, reliability and support.