J.F. Moran Company was formed in 1937 by Mr. James Moran. Having served the industry for some 12 odd years, he decided to venture out on his own. The company primarily served the international traders of Rhode Island who, at the time, utilized ocean freight service to carry their imported products through a fairly active Port of Providence.

The company made steady, conservative growth until the first of the Black family joined the company in 1962. For the first time, a modest marketing and sales program was formulated and aggressively implemented.

About this time a steamship agency division was created and added to the corporate structure. As time passed this business flourished. Alongside Customs Brokerage came the inclusion of Foreign Freight Forwarding which catered to the numerous and active manufacturing businesses in Rhode Island and Southern New England.

Slowly and inexorably, throughout the nation, international commerce shifted from an exporting economy to importing. J.F. Moran was among the first in the region to seek out less expensive methods of transporting the product to and from foreign origins. The sourcing history of offshore procurement began with Japan and followed with Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, India, Mainland China and obviously Europe.

The concept of consolidated shipments rose to the surface and Moran pioneered this method of shipping by forming collaborative arrangements with agent/forwarders in all of the countries mentioned above and the other major markets of the world.

These changes in international trade spurred the global growth of the J.F. Moran Company and worldwide representation. Eventually, the Black family purchased the business from the survivors of the original owners. Mr. William P. Black is now principal owner and chairman of the J.F. Moran Company and the Black family's business philosophy continues to be carried on today by the next generation.

With a conscientiousness of purpose and dedication to matters both routine and critical, Moran has become a national company with ten offices coast to coast.

Moran is one of only a handful of service companies in the United States offering professional assistance on Customs Brokerage, Foreign Freight Forwarding, and a wholly owned trucking fleet in the New England area. Moran has 25 licensed brokers and management personnel having a combined service of 18 years with U.S. Customs.

Today the intelligent business person will come to terms with the nature of a global economy by taking advantage of the business opportunities available in this area. It would be wise to look into the importance of the role assumed by the Customs Broker or Foreign Freight Forwarder in an international transaction. It would be even further prudent to contact J.F. Moran.