Shipco adds LCL service from L.A. to Costa Rica

· Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has started a new direct less-than-containerload service from Los Angeles to San Jose, Costa Rica, in conjunction with WorldWide Alliance partner PCS.
This marks Shipco’s seventh direct LCL service from the United States to Central America.
With a 16-day transit from Los Angeles to the PCS San Jose container freight station, the new service will accommodate freight forwarders’ shipments from Southern California, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, while extending to destinations including Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.