Transporting Wine & Spirits

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Combine Forces

North American Shippers Association is a buying cooperative.  Our members pool together beverage alcohol shipment volume to get competitive ocean shipping contracts from carriers.

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Industry Resources

In addition to securing competitive ocean freight for our members, we have identified preferred vendors (and in some cases negotiated preferential rates) for a multitude of services used in the wine and spirits industry.

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Latest News

Recent industry happenings, shipping updates, maritime rules, supply chain issues, market changes—anything that impacts the delivery of wine and spirits to the end consumers.