Universal Shipping

What Universal Shipping does

Universal Shipping, Inc. is a privately held logistics provider headquartered in Perris, California, founded in 2001. The company operates as a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC), freight forwarder, and third-party logistics (3PL) provider, delivering transportation and logistics services to shippers that require ocean and forwarding capacity without engaging a direct ocean carrier relationship. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, consistent with a small-to-mid-sized regional logistics intermediary rather than an enterprise-scale forwarder.

The company's core offering centers on three integrated service lines: NVOCC ocean services (issuing its own bills of lading and contracting vessel space), freight forwarding (likely spanning air, ocean, and possibly ground modes, though only ocean is explicitly confirmed), and 3PL services. No proprietary technology platform, software product, tracking system, or digital booking portal is described in the available source data; the firm's own website returned only a loading/verification page and no substantive product or technology disclosures are present. There is no evidence of API availability, SDK offerings, or third-party integrations.

The business model is consistent with industry-standard freight intermediary economics: margin is earned on the spread between contracted carrier rates and quoted customer rates (NVOCC and forwarding), supplemented by fees for warehousing, consolidation, deconsolidation, and value-added 3PL services. The company is privately held, non-listed, and has no disclosed funding rounds, investor base, or valuation. No pricing model, rate cards, customer segments, geographic service area beyond U.S. base, or revenue figures are publicly available, making any revenue or margin triangulation dependent on headcount-based proxies rather than primary disclosure.

Name

Universal Shipping

Website

https://usiship.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Universal Shipping, Inc. is a private NVOCC, freight forwarder, and 3PL provider founded in 2001 and based in Perris, California, delivering ocean, forwarding, and third-party logistics services to shippers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ocean Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

NVOCC Operations & Ocean Consolidation (TLACABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) Ocean Consolidation (LCL) (TLACALAA), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE), Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF)

Keywords

• NVOCC ocean freight
• Freight forwarding services
• Third-party logistics
• Ocean cargo transportation
• Logistics solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Perris

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Universal Shipping, Inc. operates as a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC), freight forwarder, and third-party logistics (3PL) provider. The company delivers ocean freight forwarding and integrated logistics solutions that move cargo internationally for shippers without operating its own vessel fleet. Services are structured around efficient, end-to-end supply chain coordination for business clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NVOCC Ocean Freight Services Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier services providing ocean cargo transportation for shippers, issuing house bills of lading and contracting vessel space with ocean carriers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• OEC Group: Mid-sized NVOCC and ocean freight forwarder with strong trans-Pacific consolidation services. Highly comparable to Universal Shipping in NVOCC focus and customer base of importers/exporters moving ocean freight.
• SEKO Logistics: Mid-sized global forwarder and 3PL with strong U.S. West Coast presence and NVOCC-style ocean consolidation for e-commerce and retail shippers. Highly comparable to Universal Shipping in scale, geography, and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Yusen Logistics: Global logistics provider offering ocean forwarding, NVOCC, and contract logistics/3PL services. Overlaps directly with Universal Shipping's NVOCC + 3PL service mix, though at significantly larger scale.
• Expeditors International: Global freight forwarder and NVOCC operator with extensive ocean and air forwarding capabilities. Comparable to Universal Shipping in offering ocean consolidation and freight forwarding services, but materially larger in scale and global reach.
• C.H. Robinson: Large North American freight forwarder and 3PL with ocean, air, and truck brokerage services. Comparable to Universal Shipping in offering multi-modal forwarding and 3PL but with a substantially larger asset-light network.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with strong NVOCC and ocean consolidation operations globally. Operates in the same ocean forwarding space as Universal Shipping but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader service portfolio.
• Nippon Express: Japanese-headquartered global forwarder with NVOCC, ocean forwarding, and warehousing/3PL capabilities. Comparable service model to Universal Shipping, particularly for trans-Pacific trade flows into and out of the U.S. West Coast.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL and freight forwarder with ocean consolidation and contract logistics offerings. Comparable to Universal Shipping in providing integrated forwarding + 3PL but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Major global ocean and air freight forwarder with NVOCC and 3PL capabilities. Comparable service mix to Universal Shipping but operating globally with far greater infrastructure and customer base.

Emerging players

• Transplace / Uber Freight: Tech-enabled freight forwarder and 3PL offering ocean, truck, and managed transportation services. Comparable to Universal Shipping in offering multi-modal forwarding and 3PL, but with a stronger technology and digital-platform orientation.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Universal-Shipping-Inc-100072037730544
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universal-shipping

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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