"K" Line Expands with GT Nexus

GT Nexus is preferred e-commerce channel for customer transaction management

GT Nexus today announced that Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line), has renewed and expanded upon its agreement with GT Nexus. The eight-year relationship with GT Nexus has already delivered operational and customer-facing advantages for "K" Line. Increasingly, customers want their carrier partners to provide advanced IT services, which makes GT Nexus an important part of the "K" Line value proposition.

Founded in 1919, the "K" Line of today occupies a significant place in the worldwide container trade. It services 80 liner strings between the Asia and Europe, North America, Central and South America, Australia, South Africa and Middle East. Its fleet of 488 vessels including 99 container vessels, is among the most advanced in the world, and includes many new state-of-the-art containerships, tramp and specialized carriers, car carriers and tanker and gas carriers.

”We have been using GT Nexus for several years,” said Kazuhiro Matsukawa, Deputy General Manager, Containerships Business Group at "K" Line. “We have seen tremendous operational value, and e-commerce leadership is something our customers see as a differentiator in the market. We are looking forward to continuing our strong relationship with GT Nexus.”

“Big shipper customers view technology as a vital aspect of a carrier’s service mix,” said John Urban, president of GT Nexus. “With GT Nexus, "K" Line customers can use the technology platform that the world’s biggest shippers use to monitor and manage their global supply chains.”

The GT Nexus trade and logistics portal combines two things – strategic business applications and a network of electronically integrated logistics partners. All services are delivered on-demand, over the Web, which allows customers to get up and running quickly, with minimal expense and fuss. Carriers integrate to the portal once, which allows them to support thousands of global customers through a single standardized interface.

About “K” Line

"K" Line is a fully-integrated intermodal transportation company linking the entire Pacific Rim with North America, Europe, Central and South America, South Africa, and Middle East with multiple weekly fixed-day liner services. "K" Line is a worldwide integrated transportation enterprise prepared to address the challenges of an ever changing environment.A global enterprise of major proportions, "K" Line has earned its reputation as one of the world’s premier shipping lines.

About GT Nexus

GT Nexus offers a cloud-based platform that the world's biggest companies use to drive efficiency and agility across the global supply chain. Leaders in manufacturing, retail and logistics services all share GT Nexus as their standard, multi-enterprise collaboration platform. Users operate against a core set of information across multiple supply chain functions to optimize the flow of goods and trade information, from order point to final payment. Customers include Xerox, Williams-Sonoma, Nestlé, DHL, Sears, Caterpillar, Kraft Foods and The Home Depot. For information, visit www.gtnexus.com.

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