A tradition of logistics excellence
UWL is a subsidiary of World Group, an industry leader since 1960, dedicated to innovative cargo transportation and the highest level of customer service available in the industry.
A network, not a holding company
World Group, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a network of transportation and logistics companies with distinct areas of expertise across the global intermodal supply chain.
Within World Group we provide seamless end-to-end solutions with maximum control of the supply chain — which is possible precisely because the vessel operations, the drayage fleet, the warehouses and the forwarding sit under one roof rather than being contracted between strangers.
UWL's own history is rooted in that. In the 1960s World Shipping got its start as a liner agency for vessels transiting the Great Lakes, representing more than 35 carriers over the span of 50 years. Those carrier relationships are still the reason we can find space when it is tight.
Our family of brands
Three businesses covering international forwarding, drayage, and vessel operations.
UWL
The international forwarding arm — full service, licensed NVOCC and a licensed, bonded, asset-based freight forwarder.
- Ocean and air freight forwarding
- Road and rail: project cargo, domestic truck brokerage, FTL and LTL
- Customs house brokerage
- Global supply chain visibility
ContainerPort Group
The largest privately held drayage trucking brand in the United States.
- Top 10 drayage carrier, Top 100 For-Hire trucking company
- Intermodal drayage, full truckload & logistics services
- Nationwide asset-backed capacity
- Every port, every rail in the U.S.
World Shipping, Inc.
Vessel operations and grain forwarding, and the origin of the group.
- The largest and most experienced in the Great Lakes for vessel operations
- APIS, AMS, ACI and ENOA/D filings
- Grain forwarding and project logistics
- Serving international cargo since the inception of modern container shipping
UWL is a full-service licensed NVOCC, Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI), licensed and bonded freight forwarder with FMCSA broker authority, holds a National Customs House Brokerage License, and is C-TPAT certified.
Over sixty-five years of care, working on your supply chain
Tell us what you move and our teams will get to work.
