North Star Container (NSC) leverages volumes and relationships with ocean carriers to offer our customers a variety of containerized shipping options based on the origination of their products. Our hands on management enables us to react to global situations, ensuring safe, economical and timely delivery of products to their respective marketplaces. NSC maintains complete control of the commodity from bin to buyer. Read more about us
Based on strong export sales, primarily to China, the USDA raised its 2008/09 soybean export projection to 31,300 million metric tons (mmt) in its February 2009 World Agricultural Supply Demand Estimates (WASDE). Soybean exports are now projected to be 4.5 percent higher than the USDA January estimate and less than one percent lower than last year. This is good news for soybean producers such as Wayne... Read more
Grain and Grain Products Shipped to Global Markets NAPERVILLE, ILL. — North Star Container, a subsidiary of North Star Rail Intermodal, LLC, has opened an office in the Greater Chicago area to serve suppliers of grain and grain products shipping commodities to markets in Asia and Europe. Containerized shipping lowers costs and increases profitability for farmers, processors and ethanol producers.... Read more