The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) is an association of major U.S. and foreign flag international ocean common carriers. OCEMA provides a forum for its members to discuss operational, safety, and related matters pertaining to the intermodal transportation of ocean freight within the U.S. Included in its scope are equipment-related operational, safety, and regulatory activities such as participation in industry forums, educational sessions, regulatory proceedings and legislative matters.
OCEMA members operate worldwide and serve all major U.S. ports and inland locations, moving cargoes primarily in containers. As a regular part of intermodal transportation services provided to U.S. manufacturers, importers, retailers and others, OCEMA members interchange cargo to be carried to and from U.S. inland locations via motor carriers and railroads. An essential element of these inland operations involves the movement of containers on intermodal chassis and rail cars.
OCEMA's activities are authorized under the U.S. Shipping Act, as amended. The OCEMA Basic Agreement is filed with the Federal Maritime Commission.
CCM is an affiliate of OCEMA, an association of 20 major international ocean carriers.
CCM’s program was formed in 2005 to develop and own chassis pools. As of early 2010 CCM, LLC has over 113,000 chassis under management in six subsidiary pools. The service network currently encompasses twenty-nine cities, including but not limited to Denver, Salt Lake City, Memphis, Nashville, Charleston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Savannah, Tampa, Wilmington, Birmingham, Kansas City, St. Louis, Omaha, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Laredo, El Paso, New Orleans, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Indianapolis. Current expansion plans include Huntsville and Mobile, Alabama.