Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) 1
Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) 1 : A cargo consolidator who buys a block of space from a carrier, divides it, and re?sells it to smaller shippers. The NVOCC issues Bills of Lading, publishes tariffs, and otherwise conducts itself as an ocean common carrier, except that it does not provide the actual ocean or intermodal transportation of cargo