COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc.

What COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc. does

COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc. is a U.S.-domiciled private entity headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, founded in 1982 and operating with 101–250 employees. Its legal name and corporate positioning indicate it functions as the North American commercial and operational arm of the broader COSCO Shipping group, one of the world's largest ocean container carriers. The entity's apparent role is to interface with U.S. and North American shippers, freight forwarders, and BCO (beneficial cargo owner) accounts, coordinating bookings, documentation, and customer service for the parent group's liner services spanning trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trade lanes.

The company's website is reachable at coscoamericas.com; however, the available source content for the site is limited to a landing page with tracking parameters and provides no substantive product, service, technology, or pricing detail. No information is disclosed regarding container capacity, service routes, alliance participation, digital platforms, API or app offerings, NVOCC activities, intermodal operations, or contracted shipper relationships within the input data. Public-facing technology disclosures (apps, APIs, integrations, proprietary platforms) are absent, and no AI/ML, automation, or data product capabilities are described.

Its business and revenue model cannot be characterized from the available inputs: no pricing models, revenue figures, customer segments, distribution channels, go-to-motion, or contract structures are disclosed. The entity is private (no ticker), with no documented funding history, M&A activity, leadership team, partnerships, awards, or regulatory actions in the source. The name, founding date, location, and headcount band are the only verifiable facts; the remainder of the company's operating profile is a data gap rather than a confirmed negative.

Name

COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc.

Legal name

COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc.

Website

https://coscoamericas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc. is a Secaucus, New Jersey-based private subsidiary founded in 1982 that serves as the North American commercial and operational arm of the global COSCO Shipping container carrier group, interfacing with U.S. shippers and forwarders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ocean Freight & Container Shipping Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Mainline Container Liner Carriers (TLADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA), Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Trade Compliance & Ocean Regulatory Services (Sanctions/Export Controls) (TLACABAL)

Keywords

• Ocean freight services
• Container shipping
• Maritime logistics
• Shipping line operations
• Freight forwarding

Headquarters

HQ city

Secaucus, New Jersey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc. is the North American regional arm of COSCO SHIPPING, providing ocean freight, container shipping, and related maritime logistics services to shippers and cargo owners across the United States and the broader North American market. Operating from Secaucus, New Jersey, the entity supports liner shipping operations connecting North American ports to COSCO SHIPPING's global network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ocean Freight & Container Shipping Services Ocean container shipping and maritime logistics services connecting North American ports to the COSCO SHIPPING global network, offered to importers, exporters, and cargo owners requiring transoceanic freight capacity.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hapag-Lloyd (North America): U.S. operations of German container liner Hapag-Lloyd, the world's fifth-largest carrier. Comparable as a global liner with a North American regional office providing container shipping, reefer, and special cargo services.
• Evergreen Marine Corp. (North America): Taiwan-based global container carrier with established North American operations. Directly comparable in providing container liner services to U.S. importers and exporters on transpacific and intra-Asia trades.
• Ocean Network Express (ONE) North America: North American subsidiary of Japanese container line Ocean Network Express. Competes on transpacific and intra-Americas trade lanes with parallel FCL and reefer services and similar mid-sized regional staffing models.
• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services: Israel-based container shipping line with a strong North American footprint, especially on transpacific and intra-Americas trades. Comparable as a regionally focused liner serving similar North American import/export customers.
• HMM Co. (North America): South Korean container carrier (formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine) with North American service operations. Competes with COSCO on transpacific trade lanes with similar regional sales and operations infrastructure.
• MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA): The world's second-largest container line with significant U.S. operations. Competes head-to-head with COSCO on transpacific and transatlantic container services and offers parallel booking, documentation, and intermodal capabilities to North American importers/exporters.
• Yang Ming Marine Transport (North America): Taiwanese container line with active North American service coverage. Similar mid-sized competitor focused on transpacific container shipping and competing for similar U.S. shipper accounts.
• Maersk (North America): The North American regional arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world's largest container shipping line. Directly comparable as a global liner providing FCL, LCL, customs brokerage, and inland services to North American shippers through a regional subsidiary structure similar to COSCO SHIPPING (North America).
• CMA CGM (North America): North American subsidiary of French-headquartered CMA CGM, a top-three global container carrier. Closely comparable as a similarly structured regional arm offering container liner, forwarding, and customs services in the U.S. market.

Emerging players

• PIL (Pacific International Lines) - North America: Singapore-based container line with growing North American presence. Comparable as another Asia-headquartered carrier extending container shipping and forwarding services into the U.S. market, though smaller in scale than the established liner peers.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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