Waterman Steamship Corporation

About

Waterman Steamship, originally founded in 1919, is a deep sea ocean carrier operating U.S. flag vessels in liner service and time charter contracts. Liner service includes scheduled Pure Car/Truck Carrier vessel transit between the United States, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern ports. Time charter contracts utilize U.S. flag Roll On/Roll Off vessels under contracts to the Military Sealift Command. Additionally, U.S. flag container ships are time chartered to liner companies.

 A United States flag shipping company since its founding in 1919, Waterman Steamship Corporation is a principal subsidiary of International Shipholding Corporation.

Trade Routes

USA / MID EAST :  Direct service between US Atlantic & Gulf ports and Dubai, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait & Saudi Arabia.   Other countries served via transshipment or inducement include Bahrain, Djibouti, Eritrea, India, Jordan, Kenya, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Yemen and the UAE.

USA / FAR EAST:  Direct service between US West Coast ports and Japan, Korea and Guam. China, Russia and other Asian countries served via transshipment or inducement.

 

Tariffs

USA Domestic Commerce: STB WATU 030 is posted at Waterman’s principal office for public inspection.

USA Foreign Commerce:  Refer to http://rates.descartes.com or for tariffs prior to 7 March 2008 http://www.ratebase.net

Federal Maritime Commission Organization Number:  000088

Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC):  WATU

Contact

For accounting, employment, purchasing & vessel management:

Waterman Steamship Corporation
11 North Water Street, Suite 18290, Mobile, Alabama 36602
phone :  (1) 251-243-9120
fax:         (1) 251-243-9121

For customer service, schedule information & cargo booking:

Waterman Steamship Corporation
Whitehall Street, New York, New York 10004
phone:   (1) 212-747-8550
fax:         (1) 212-747-8588
email:  waterman@intship.com

Freight rate and schedule inquiries may be sent via e-mail to Waterman’s New York office.

Ship board employment contracts are in place with maritime unions. Career information is available from the Maritime Administration.