U.S.-flag lines again get slimmer Transcom contracts

The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded twelve U.S.-flag shipping companies contracts totaling $738.7 million for international ocean transportation and intermodal distribution services. All the contracts run through August 31, 2020.

The total is slightly down from the $757.4 million awarded last year and substantially down from the $871 million awarded in 2017 (see earlier story).

Here’s who got what:

• Maersk Line Limited, Norfolk, Va. – $170,116,349
• American President Lines LLC, Washington,D.C.- $140,308,984
• American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Parsippany, N.J. – $83,994,841
• Matson Navigation Company Inc., Oakland, Calif. – $71,217,825
• Liberty Global Logistics LLC, Lake Success, N.Y.- $68,353,914
• Farrell Lines Inc., Reston, Va. – $61,956,899
• Hapag-Lloyd USA LLC, Piscataway, N.J. – $55,905,823
• Central Gulf Lines Inc., New York, N.Y. – $33,998,317
• TOTE Maritime Alaska Inc., Federal Way, Wash. – $19,451,914
• TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico LLC, Jacksonville, Fla. – $14,001,976
• Schuyler Line Navigation Company LLC, Annapolis, Md. – $12,175,878
• Young Brothers LTD, Honolulu, Hawaii – $7,293,050