Built digital. Built for trade.
PortWave is a Shipper-Owned Container operator focused on global trade. We don't run leasing fleets. We don't run carrier conflicts. We move containers — and curate the buy and sell of them — for forwarders, traders and shippers who need a partner without divided loyalties.
The container leasing market consolidated. Textainer and Seaco merged into the largest fleet in history — 8.3 million CEU. Carriers run their own boxes, their own routes, their own pricing.
For NVOCCs, freight forwarders and traders, this means one thing: every traditional supplier has a stake in the trade you depend on.
PortWave was built differently. We don't own a fleet. We don't run a carrier line. We curate movement, sale and purchase of containers — for the people who actually trade them.
No fleet. No carrier. No conflict. We do not compete with our clients' inventory or routes. Our incentive is your incentive.
Built for the next decade of trade. Self-quote, multi-currency, integrated trade desk. We don't make you wait two days for what should take two hours.
Sale, purchase and repositioning under one desk. Move a container, buy a container, sell a container — same desk, same precision, same SLA.
EN · ES · PT — natively. Trade is multi-lingual. Our desk speaks the language of your trade lane, not just English.
Whether you need to move, buy or sell a container — or all three in one orchestrated trade — PortWave operates a single point of contact.
Move containers across 50+ ports without carrier-imposed detention or demurrage. Boutique service, transparent pricing.
Learn more →Source units from leasing companies, carriers and global depots. Sell your inventory with structured trade contracts.
Learn more →End-to-end trade orchestration: from finding the right container at the right port to executing the move.
Learn more →When your supplier is also your competitor, every conversation has a tax. Every quote has a hidden margin. Every relationship is conditional on you not asking questions about the structure.
A North American NVOCC came to us with a recurring problem: 200 containers stuck in low-demand ports, eating detention with their existing carrier. We restructured the SOC route across 4 trade lanes, leveraging Pacific repositioning windows.
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