China Shipping Container Lines
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China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), a division of China Shipping Group
(China Shipping), is a containerized
marine shipping company, based in Shanghai
, China
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CSCL, established in 1997, provides fully containerized marine and intermodal freight transport
, storage, and electronic data interchange services worldwide. The company has grown rapidly: it is now the eighth largest container shipping company having recently acquired a minority interest in Asia Pacific Marine Container Lines of Canada. With a modern fleet that comprises 123 vessels, and a total operating capacity of . The company calls on ports all over the world, and more than 30 ports from South China to North China in its domestic coastal business. It also operates container yards and trucks, international cargo agencies and terminal facilities in many countries. North America freight services include refrigerated cargo carriage in the line's own reefer container fleet, as well as other specialized cargo container services.
China Shipping Group
China Shipping Company is shipping conglomerate under the direct administration of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is headquartered in Shanghai. It is mainly engaged in shipping of oil tankers, passenger ships and container vessels...
(China Shipping), is a containerized
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
marine shipping company, based in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
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CSCL, established in 1997, provides fully containerized marine and intermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation , without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and...
, storage, and electronic data interchange services worldwide. The company has grown rapidly: it is now the eighth largest container shipping company having recently acquired a minority interest in Asia Pacific Marine Container Lines of Canada. With a modern fleet that comprises 123 vessels, and a total operating capacity of . The company calls on ports all over the world, and more than 30 ports from South China to North China in its domestic coastal business. It also operates container yards and trucks, international cargo agencies and terminal facilities in many countries. North America freight services include refrigerated cargo carriage in the line's own reefer container fleet, as well as other specialized cargo container services.