NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CORP. CEASES OPERATIONS
North Pacific Steamship Corp., the industrial niche-carrier formed in 1998 in Everett, Wash., has ceased operations.
The carrier had been sailing a transpacific liner service connecting Everett with Hitachinaka, Kobe, Osaka and Nagoya in Japan since July. The 18-day service used two ships averaging 1,050-TEUs.
North Pacific specialized in the transportation of cargo for the aerospace, forestry, food, heavy machinery and vehicle industries.