Shipping

INTTRA Expands Universal Carrier Access Enabling EDI - Capable Shippers and Forwarders to Reach All Carriers with one Process

UCA for Shipping Instructions drives efficiency and standardization in the global shipping industry

Parsippany, NJ, INTTRA today announced the roll-out of Universal Carrier Access for INTTRA-Link customers (UCA Link), which will bring increased efficiencies for shippers, forwarders and their carriers around the world. This roll-out follows the successful launch of UCA for INTTRA Desktop customers last September.

INTTRA is the largest E-Commerce platform for the ocean industry enabling all shippers and forwarders to reach all carriers, including those that are not members of INTTRA’s connected network. With 23 of the world’s largest ocean carriers as member carriers, INTTRA initiates more than 150,000 container orders a week and originates over $11 billion worth of ocean freight each year.

Assures continuity of service to East Coast
Miami, - Global container shipping line APL announced today a new cooperation with Mediterranean Shipping Company and Mitsui OSK to take effect in April of 2007. This cooperation will allow continuity of product quality and scope of coverage from the U.S. East Coast to the East Coast South America.

The service will offer weekly calls in Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore in the U.S., and Santos, Buenos Aires, Rio Grande, Sao Francisco do Sul, and Salvador on the east coast of South America.

Parallel with the start of this new cooperation, APL will discontinue the existing cooperation with Maersk Line on the NASA service which will exit the trade after its last sailing from Santos on April 14th. APL will also discontinue its existing cooperation with Hamburg Sud on the Tango service with a final sailing from Suape on April 12th.

Shanghai and Hong Kong, China, - Due to significant growth in demand for multi-carrier e-commerce, INTTRA has opened new offices in Qingdao, Shenzhen and Xiamen.

INTTRA is the largest E-Commerce platform for the ocean industry enabling all shippers and forwarders to reach all carriers, including those that are not part of INTTRA’s network. With 23 of the world’s largest ocean carriers as member carriers, INTTRA initiates more than 150,000 container orders a week and handles over $11 billion worth of ocean freight each year.

“INTTRA has experienced significant growth in the region over the last year, registering a 260 percent increase in containers processed between the end of 2005 and 2006,” said Bobby Lim, INTTRA’s Managing Director for the China and Korea region. “This strong growth has been achieved by providing local support and E-Commerce expertise to carriers and customers. Now, our growth warrants additional customer support and service in Qingdao and Xiamen, particularly as we introduce new Desktop software to enable cargo agents to create and submit electronic shipping orders and shipping instructions.”

Trinidad & Tobago has become the latest country to join GAC’s Shipping global agency network, with the signing of an alliance agreement with Alstons Shipping Limited. This latest expansion completes GAC’s coverage of all ports in the region, including the Caribbean.

The GAC-Alstons alliance combines the global connections and best practices of the GAC Group with Alstons Shipping’s 102 years of maritime experience in Trinidad & Tobago, the Caribbean and surrounding islands.

Tom Nasman, GAC Americas’ Regional Director, says the formation of GAC-Alstons was a natural development as the two companies who have been working together for the last five years, and share a commitment to identifying and introducing cost-effective solutions.

One of Asia's Leading Marine Organizations Adopts Next Generation Technologies

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., – Intergraph Corporation today announced that COSCO Shipyard Group, a joint venture comprising five shipyards operated by China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) and Singapore's SembCorp Marine, will deploy the integrated Intergraph Marine Enterprise portfolio.

COSCO Shipyard Group is initially using the IntelliShip solution for outfitting a Floating Storage & Offloading (FSO) vessel. This offshore engineering project is the first of its type to be built at the company's Zhoushan Shipyard. IntelliShip is a next generation, data-centric, rule-driven solution for streamlining shipbuilding design processes while preserving existing data and making it more usable/re-usable. The foundation of Intergraph Marine Enterprise, IntelliShip enables optimized design, increases productivity and shortens project schedules.

New software simplifies the process of creating Shipping Instructions for shippers and forwarders, automatically importing customer data and reducing manual data entry

Parsippany, NJ, USA, – Today INTTRA unveiled new software, INTTRA Desktop File Master for Shipping Instructions, giving shippers and forwarders a tool to make it easier than ever to transfer information from a company’s own system into INTTRA Desktop - streamlining the process of submitting electronic shipping instructions to all ocean carriers.

INTTRA is the largest E-Commerce platform for the ocean industry enabling all shippers and forwarders to reach all carriers. With 23 of the world’s largest ocean carriers as member carriers, INTTRA initiates more than 150,000 container orders a week and handles over $11 billion worth of ocean freight each year.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.– Savi Networks today announced that it has extended the SaviTrak™ real-time information service to key terminal locations at the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port and a transportation gateway linked to more than 1,000 ports worldwide. SaviTrak enhances efficiency and security for shippers, port terminal operators and service providers by automatically tracking the location and security status of cargo containers.

“The installation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure linked to the SaviTrak information service helps us maintain a Technology edge for fast, efficient and secure operations,” said Jan Westerhoud, President of Europe Container Terminals (ECT) at the Port of Rotterdam. “With SaviTrak, and its ability to track and manage shipments throughout a global information network, we can offer greater services to our shipping customers and trading partners.”

Program Provides Full Intermodal Visibility for Containerized Cargo

CHARLOTTE, NC. Horizon Lines establishes the ocean container shipping industry’s first fully-functional intermodal active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solution providing customers real-time shipment visibility during all phases of transit.

The system was engineered and implemented by Horizon Services Group, the information Technology subsidiary of Horizon Lines, Inc.

The active RFID-based real-time tracking system when matched with Horizon’s industryleading web-based event management system, offers shippers unparalleled shipment visibility and Supply Chain efficiencies by providing real-time detailed shipment information throughout the container’s transit from origin loading facility through to final destination.

Parsippany, NJ,- INTTRA, the leading E-Commerce platform for ocean shipping, today introduced OceanSchedules.com, a free online advanced Search service for shippers and forwarders to quickly and easily Search global ocean carrier sailing schedules.

The new site is available at www.oceanschedules.com, as well as via the INTTRA.com homepage, and from within INTTRA’s online transaction site - INTTRA-Act.

“We know that for most multi-carrier shippers and forwarders, searching for comprehensive schedules data mean visiting and downloading data from a number of different sources. We want to raise the bar by bringing all the voyage data together in one place and combine it with the most advanced Technology to provide a global, comprehensive and interactive schedules resource,” said Harry Sangree, Managing Director, OceanSchedules.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Savi Networks today announced that it has extended the SaviTrak™ real-time information service to key terminal locations at the Port of Busan, South Korea. As one of the highest-volume shipping hubs for the Asia Pacific region, the Port of Busan is the fourth largest trading partner with the United States by container volume.

“We see the business and security value of having more visibility to the flow of containerized cargo through our facilities with the SaviTrak information service,” said W.J. Choi, chief executive officer of Hutchison Korea Terminals, a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group. “With this RFID-based service, we can offer our customers qualified service and value in managing their shipments.”

Xiamen, China, December 11, 2006 - INTTRA’s four-year alliance with the Xiamen-based China Ocean Shipping Agency, also known as Penavico Xiamen, has helped boost the efficiency of containerized trade in the China and Korea region.

The first alliance, with the China-based cargo agent, has helped boost INTTRA’s growth in the region by more than 350% in 2006, says Michael Nielsen, INTTRA’s Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Sales. “This significant increase in growth demonstrates the value of E-Commerce in practice for shippers who are seeking to streamline and standardize their ocean shipment processes.”

NIEUWEGEIN, NETHERLANDS - 12 Dec 2006: MRO Software, an IBM company (NYSE: IBM), today announced that the Antwerp Port Authority has chosen IBM's Maximo asset management software to manage its operating assets in the port of Antwerp. The contract was awarded after an extensive tender procedure.

The Maximo solution is part of the portfolio of solutions from MRO Software, which IBM acquired in October 2006, and is now part of IBM's Tivoli software unit.

Maximo will support the organisation in the overall maintenance and technical management of all operating assets, including tugs and dredgers, cranes, buildings, bridges, locks, docks, roads and the electricity distribution network. More than 750 employees will eventually have access to the solution, which will support all Maintenance Management processes. The solution covers work order and data management, planning, budgeting, reporting, performance tracking, internal and external outsourcing, purchasing, and stock management. Some adjacent processes will also be handled by Maximo, such as the monitoring of construction and renovation projects, and recording of certain operating data and all purchase orders.