North American Shippers Association
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and StorageConnecticut, United States2-10 Employees
The North American Shippers Association (NASA) is a nonprofit, industry-sponsored organization focused on facilitating beverage transportation through collective buying power. Based in Westport, Connecticut, it operates within the transportation, logistics, supply chain, and storage sectors, negotiating with steamship lines to secure reduced ocean freight rates for full container loads of beer, wines and spirits, as well as mineral water, across multiple trade lanes. By coordinating the freight acts of its members, NASA aims to obtain volume-based contracts that reduce transportation costs and support more favorable service terms for shipments to and from Europe and other countries. The organization is identified under the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 as a group that consolidates or distributes freight non-profitably for its members, reflecting its mission to pursue cost advantages in transportation through collective purchasing. NASA serves shippers within the beverage sector and related goods, offering a mechanism to improve pricing and service outcomes in international ocean freight without handling marketing or promotional activities.