Maritime Carriers

Maritime carriers are the ships — of many sizes and a great variety of designs — that carry cargo and/or passengers from one port to another. Thousands of maritime carriers are moving on the world's waterways on any given day, bringing goods of every type in domestic, territorial, and international waters.

Although most of the general public only becomes aware of maritime carriers when something goes seriously awry (for example, the major oil spill from the Exxon Valdez in 1989), there are thousands of voyages that occur every day without incident on maritime carriers such as:

bulk carriers
dry cargo vessels
MPPs (multipurpose ships)
container vessels
tankers
LPGs (liquefied petroleum gas ships)
LNGs (liquefied natural gas ships)
cruise ships and other on-water transportation services
service vessels

Nevertheless, maritime carriers and fleets are vulnerable to accidents, business-related conflicts, and legal problems. Individual passengers, crew members, ship owners and operators, and all other persons associated with maritime carriers may incur problems that merit the attention of a maritime attorney.

Excel Maritime Carriers

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. is a typical example of a large independent shipping company, a maritime carrier corporation with nearly 50 vessels providing international seaborne transportation of dry bulk commodities such as:

iron ore
coal
grains
bauxite
fertilizers
steel products

Industrial Maritime Carriers

Industrial Maritime Carriers, LLC is a cargo carrier operating in North America, South America, and many Asian countries, providing multipurpose vessels capable of handling lifts up to 500 metric tons. They offer frequent sailings and the flexibility to allow up to four separate destinations as the first port-of-call.

The ports within Industrial Maritime Carriers' services include:

from the U.S. Gulf to the North Coast of South America
Brazil
Argentina
the Caribbean Islands
the Arabian Gulf
India

International Maritime Carriers

International Maritime Carriers (IMC) has roots going back to the World War II era, when the company's founder bought his first steamship in Hong Kong. The Great Southern Steamship Co. Ltd. was dissolved n 1966, and the family-owned business began IMC - and created many maritime jobs.

Operating chiefly in Asia, IMC serves ports in countries such as Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

Overseas Maritime Carriers

Overseas Maritime Carriers SA (OMC) is a ship brokerage company based in Switzerland. Like other international maritime carriers, OMC is subject to many domestic and international maritime (admiralty) laws. When problems arise, whether due to crew injuries, ship malfunctions, collisions or business issues, OMC and other maritime carriers look to experienced, knowledgeable maritime law firms for help.

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