YANG MING LINE
Yang Ming Marines Transport Corporation was established in 1972. Since that time staff members across the world have observed our
Independent Container Line
Johnson Stevens Ireland Limited has been ICL’s General Agent in Ireland since the launch of its service in 1985. Independent Container Line is a world class Trans-Atlantic shipping line with an integrated logistics network offering the most reliable delivery and customer focused solutions. Independent Container Line was founded in 1985 connecting the ports of Richmond, Virginia and Chester, Pennsylvania in the USA with the port of Antwerp in Belgium. Today ICL connects Antwerp, Southampton, and Ringaskiddy, Cork to Chester, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, North Carolina in the United States.
The backbone of the service is fixed weekly sailings from each of our five ports of call. With award-winning reliability ICL operates the industry’s most reliable container shipping delivery network linking the United States and Europe. ICL offers Irish Exporters and Importers FCL and LCL services with the best schedule integrity on the Transatlantic.
Specifically:
- Port Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland to Port Chester, Pennsylvania, USA in 10 calendar days.
- Port Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland to Port Wilmington, North Carolina, USA in in 13 calendar days.
- Port Chester, Pennsylvania, USA to Port Cork, Ringaskiddy, Ireland in 17 calendar days.
- Port Wilmington, North Carolina, USA to Port Cork, Ringaskiddy, Ireland in in 15 calendar days.
The backbone of the service is fixed weekly sailings from each of our five ports of call. With award-winning reliability ICL operates the industry’s most reliable container shipping delivery network linking the United States and Europe.
ICL’s strategic advantage is its focus on its core market – a niche specialist rather than a global approach. Customers deal with local well-trained staff who provide first class customer service and documentation that is produced locally by our own staff.
The Line’s commitment to schedule integrity has resulted in it winning the Lloyd’s of London “Schedule Reliability Award” for the North Atlantic more often that any other carrier over the last ten years.
ICL won the Lloyd’s “Specialist Containership Operator of the Year” in 2018.
Independent Container Line (ICL) has recently been recognized for its industry performance, notably receiving the Ambassador Award from the IABC in March 2022.
Independent Container Line offer on-line cargo tracking facilities, subscription reports detailing the A~Z of your cargo’s movements, and dedicated key-accounts staff to admin your daily queries. ICL are C-TPAT and ISPS certified. As a committed partner devoted to superior service ICL promises every customer exceptional service and unwavering attention to their individual needs. ICL’s award-winning customer service provides all its customers with a personal experience that is unmatched in the shipping industry.
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Stevens
Johnson Stevens is a market leader in integrated logistics and maritime transportation, connecting economies across continents with reliability, innovation, and scale.