Niche transatlantic operator Independent Container Line has become a member of the World Shipping Council, the liner shipping industry association headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Va.-based ICL recently joined the WSC's counterpart in Brussels, the European Liner Affairs Association.
The carrier operates four vessels averaging 1,550 TEUs on a single service calling Antwerp; Liverpool; Chester, Pa.; Richmond; Chester; and back to Antwerp.
The WSC said its members control more than 90 percent of the global liner vessel capacity.
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