Ocean Carriers 

Some of the world's largest container carriers call at the Port of Boston, opening up markets to more than 104 ports around the globe. The Port of Boston's trading areas include Europe, the Mediterranean, North and South Asia, the Middle East, and South America.

The Port of Boston is served twice weekly by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
 

• MSC offers a weekly service from Europe (Bremerhaven, Felixstowe, Antwerp, and LeHavre) with Boston as the first U.S. port inbound.
• MSC offers a weekly service from the Mediterranean (Naples, La Spezia, Valencia, and Sines) with Boston as the first U.S. port inbound.

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) and its partners, "K" Line, Yang Ming Line, and Hanjin call Boston weekly, providing direct service between Boston and ports in China (Qingdao, Shanghai, Yantian, and Hong Kong). The Port of Boson is the last U.S. port outbound.

Columbia Coastal Transport provides a weekly barge service between Boston and New York carrying containers from many other shipping carriers moving cargo into and out of New England.

Boston is New England’s gateway to the Midwest via truck or rail, providing low outbound truck rates and fast intermodal transit times. Cargo off-loaded in Boston can reach Chicago in 24 hours by truck or 32 hours by rail.

The following container carriers offer service to Boston:

Steamship Line	Trade Area	Frequency
CMA-CGM Tel: (781) 964-7935 Fax: (508) 285-0084 www.cma-cgm.com	Caribbean, Central and S. America, Australasia, UK/Continent, Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia	Direct Bi-Weekly Service via Kingston, Jamaica Weekly Barge via New York
Columbia Coastal Transport Tel: (617) 268-8400 Fax: (617) 268-1941 www.Columbia-Coastal.com	Feeder Barge via New York	Weekly
China Ocean Shipping Co Tel: (800) 242-7354 www.Cosco-USA.com	China, Japan Southeast Asia Spain, Italy, Israel	Direct Weekly Service To Asia
CSAV Sales: American Transportation Group Tel (732) 635-2600 www.CSAV.com	Central & South America	Weekly Barge via New York
Evergreen America Corp. Tel: (201) 761-3000 Fax: (201)791-3011 www.Evergreen-Marine.com	UK/Continent, Japan/Asia, Mediterranean, India/Subcontinent Caribbean	Weekly Barge via New York
Hanjin Shipping Co, Ltd. Tel: (781) 849-3130 Fax: (781) 849-1539 www.Hanjin.com	Japan/Asia, India/Subcontinent, UK/Continent, Mediterranean, Mideast,& South America	Direct Weekly Service to Asia Weekly Barge via New York
Hapag-Lloyd (America), Inc. Tel: (617) 984-0300 Fax: (617)773-3647 www.hlcl.com	UK/Continent, Japan/Asia,Subcontinent	Weekly Barge via New York
K Line America, Inc. Tel: (781) 961-9595 Fax: (781) 986-3659 www.Kline.com	Japan/China	Direct Weekly Service to Asia
Maersk Line Tel: (800) 854-6553 Website: www.Maerskline.com	UK/Continent & SCANBALT, Japan, Asia, Mideast/Mediterranean, S. America, Australia	Weekly Barge via New York
Mediterranean Shipping Co. Tel: (978) 532-3712 Fax: (978) 532-3718 www.Mscgva.Ch	UK/Continent, E./W. Mediterranean Middle East	Direct Weekly Service from Europe/Med, Weekly Barge via New York
Nyk Tel: (201) 330-3000 www.nykline.com	Asia	Weekly Barge via New York
OOCL Tel: (617) 698-6052 www.oocl.com	UK/Continent	Weekly Barge via New York
Safmarine Tel: (973)443-4370 www.Safmarine.com	S. Africa, Mideast, Asia	Weekly Barge via New York
Yang Ming Line Agent: Moran Shipping Tel: (617) 443-0616 Fax: (617) 428-6037 www.yml.com.tw	Japan/Asia	Direct Weekly Service to Asia Weekly Barge via New York
Zim Line Tel: (508) 485-6000 Fax: (508) 485-0564 http://www.zim.co.il/	Africa, Mideast, Australia/NZ, Mediterranean, S. America	Weekly Barge via New York