November 17, 2008, 01:19:07 PM

Collection of the Clean Truck Fee (CTF) at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will not begin Monday, November 17, as previously scheduled. More time is needed to complete ongoing discussions between Federal Maritime Commission staff and West Coast marine terminal operators regarding procedural issues. The terminals are also working to finalize the program's automated gate administration and fee collection process. The fee, to be used to finance the replacement of thousands of polluting cargo trucks, will be delayed while these issues are being resolved.

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ANL-USL Joins Oceania VSA Service to be Upgraded

June 26, 2008, 09:09:33 AM

SANTA ANA, California - June 24, 2008 - The member lines of the Oceania Vessel Sharing Agreement (Hamburg Süd, Hapag-Lloyd, and Maersk Line) and ANL-USL will, subject to regulatory approval, restructure their existing services between the West Coast of North America and Australia/New Zealand.

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USL & ANL ANNOUNCE MAJOR SERVICE RECONFIGURATION

January 07, 2008, 04:02:14 PM

MELBOURNE, AUS / SANTA ANA, CA – January 7, 2008 – U.S. Lines (USL) and ANL announce a major realignment of their service structure in three key tradelanes in which their alliance operates. These changes are aimed at improving the service offered to their valued customers. Highlights follow:

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CMA CGM Group Has Reached an Agreement to Acquire US Lines

December 04, 2007, 11:09:02 AM

In a move to further its global market presence, CMA CGM Group today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire US Lines based in Santa Ana, California (USL). US Lines is the vessel sharing partner of ANL, expert of the Australian-New Zealand market, and subsidiary of CMA CGM Group.

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U.S. Lines (USL) Appoints TraPac, Inc. as Oakland Terminal Operator

April 06, 2007, 09:51:24 AM

U. S. Lines (USL) announces the appointment of TraPac, Inc as its Oakland terminal operator, calling at berth 30 in the Port of Oakland. In February USL announced that it would introduce a direct weekly call at Oakland on its Australia/New Zealand and Transpacific services, expanding its coverage up the California coast.

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U.S. Lines (USL) announces weekly vessel call in Oakland

February 26, 2007, 05:42:27 PM

SANTA ANA, CA – February 26, 2007

U. S. Lines (USL) has announced the introduction of a direct weekly call at Oakland on its Australia/New Zealand service effective mid-April with the sailing of the USL Kea, V.636, departing Oakland April 24.

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USL Resumes Weekly Service ex Hong Kong/South China

September 14, 2006, 05:10:29 PM

SANTA ANA, CA – September 13, 2006 – U.S. Lines (USL) announced today that their service from Hong Kong and South China to Los Angeles will resume weekly departures effective with the sailing of the Falcon 1, ETD Shekou Monday, September 18, and Hong Kong Tuesday, September 19.

USL’s fixed weekly service is comprised of the following vessels: Falcon 1, Eagle 2, Kookaburra 1, USL Kiwi,
USL Hawk, USL Condor, USL Kea, and the USL Phoenix.

USL is a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Lines Holdings Limited. With North American operations centered in Santa Ana, California, USL provides liner and logistics services in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and North America.

USL Announces Weekly Service to Australia/New Zealand

September 11, 2006, 11:27:37 AM

SANTA ANA, CA – September 8, 2006 – U.S. Lines (USL) announced today that its service from Los Angeles to Tauranga, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will become weekly effective Thursday, October 5, 2006 with the sailing of Falcon 1, Voyage 607.

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US Lines arrive at Port of Tauranga

August 30, 2006, 03:43:22 PM

US Lines made its inaugural visit to Port of Tauranga on Friday 25 August when the vessel Falcon 1 berthed at the Port’s Tauranga Container Terminal. Tauranga is the only port of call for the US Lines new service in New Zealand and services the United States.

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U.S. Lines to Sell Slots to ANL

August 16, 2006, 09:54:31 AM

SANTA ANA, CA – August 14, 2006 - U.S. Lines announced today the filing of a Slot Charter Agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission that would authorize the sale of slots to ANL on USL’s new fixed-day, weekly service between Southern California, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, and South China.

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US Lines Signs up Patrick Stevedores in Australia

August 15, 2006, 05:44:43 PM

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – August 15, 2006 - Patrick Stevedores has been chosen as the terminal operator in Australia for the new US Lines (USL) operation which gets under way later this month.

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U.S. Lines Sails First Vessel In New Australia/New Zealand Service

August 11, 2006, 10:23:41 AM

SANTA ANA, CA – August 11, 2006

U. S. Lines announced an on-time departure of the first sailing of their new ANZL Service to Australia and New Zealand. The Falcon 1, Voyage 603, sailed Los Angeles on August 10, with its first port of call being Tauranga, NZ on August 25 before continuing on with direct calls at Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.

“We very much appreciate the support of those shippers who were on board this maiden voyage. Our entire organization in the USA, Australia and New Zealand is focused on earning customer loyalty through the continual delivery of proactive and accessible customer service, schedule integrity, timely and accurate documentation, and ready availability of cargo-worthy equipment. It’s that basic”, said Ed Aldridge, USL’s President and CEO.

USL is a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Lines Holdings Limited. With North American operations centered in Santa Ana, California, USL provides liner and logistics services in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and North America.

USL Announces Australian Structure

July 17, 2006, 03:20:01 PM

SYDNEY, Australia -- July 18, 2006 -- US Lines (USL) has announced the bulk of the structure that will head the line’s expansion into the Australian marketplace when it launches its new ANZL service next month between the US, Australia/New Zealand and Hong Kong/South China.

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US Lines Bolsters Commercial Team in North America

July 12, 2006, 01:34:52 PM

SANTA ANA, CA – July 11, 2006 – U.S. Lines (USL) has bolstered its commercial team in North America through recruitment of experts in the Australasia trade.

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US Lines Signs Up for Port of Tauranga and Metroport

July 07, 2006, 06:20:35 PM

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – July 8, 2006 --The Port of Tauranga and its Metroport inland terminal situated in South Auckland are to be the hub of operations in New Zealand for US Lines (USL).

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Rasmussen to Lead USL’s New Service in Australia & New Zealand

July 06, 2006, 10:19:15 AM

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – July 5, 2006 – U.S. Lines (USL) has announced the top executive teams to head its operations in Australia under the overall control of Vice President Australasia, Noel Coom.

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U.S. Lines Appoints Coom & Pascoe to Senior Management Team

July 06, 2006, 10:11:13 AM

SANTA ANA, California – June 27, 2006 – U. S. Lines Limited (USL) announced today the appointment of Noel Coom and John Pascoe to their senior management team. Both executives have extensive experience in the Australia/New Zealand trade and will be instrumental in the successful launch of USL’s new ANZL service.

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U.S. Lines Expands Service to Encompass Australia and New Zealand

June 19, 2006, 11:05:36 AM

SANTA ANA, California – June 19, 2006 – U. S. Lines Limited (USL) announced today that it will expand upon its current Pacific services by introducing new fixed day independent southbound sailings directly between Los Angeles and Australia/New Zealand, new westbound services from New Zealand to Australia, and new export services from both New Zealand and Australia to Hong Kong/South China and North America.

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US Lines Response to Great Western Announcement

January 18, 2006, 12:01:25 PM

U.S. Lines ("USL") is issuing this statement in response to the sudden and surprise announcement by one of its Americas Alliance partners - Great Western Steamship Company - that it is immediately ceasing business operations and that the company has been placed in liquidation.

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The Port of Long Beach Commission Votes to Reduce "Free Time"

June 23, 2005, 06:07:11 PM

To avoid backups of cargo at Port of Long Beach shipping terminals, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commission voted on Monday, June 20, to decrease the time that container cargo can be temporarily stored on the docks
free of charge.



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The Americas Alliance: U.S. Lines Limited, Great Western Steamship Company and Maruba Line

February 15, 2005, 03:39:39 PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2005 -- Great Western Steamship Company (“GWSC”), U.S. Lines Limited (“USL”) and Maruba Line announced today that they have concluded a Vessel Sharing Agreement (“VSA”), which will be known as the “Americas Alliance.” They will jointly operate a weekly, fixed-day service between Shekou/Hong Kong and the L.A./Long Beach gateway.

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U.S. LINES IS A C-TPAT CERTIFIED CARRIER

April 14, 2004, 12:45:47 PM

SANTA ANA, California – U.S. Lines (USL), one of the key operators in the Transpacific trade, announced today that it has become a fully certified carrier by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.

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USL’S FIRST VESSEL DEPARTS ASIA FOR THE PORT OF LONG BEACH

February 07, 2004, 11:04:41 AM

SANTA ANA, California – U.S. Lines (USL) announced today that its inaugural sailing successfully departed Shekou, China on December 29 and Hong Kong on December 30, 2003 and will reach The Port of Long Beach on January 13, 2004.

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