China Shipping Container Lines Selects GT Nexus Portal to Provide Industry-Wide eCommerce Services

Shanghai-based ocean carrier to support full electronic transactions across multiple major customers through industry trade and logistics portal

China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), the world’s 6th largest ocean container shipping company, today announced that it has selected GT Nexus as its preferred industry portal for eCommerce services. CSCL will fully integrate its back office systems to GT Nexus to enable complete paperless business transactions with major shipper and forwarder customers.

“In the containerized shipping industry, eCommerce has matured to the point where it is now a vital part of a carrier’s value added services,” said Mr. Huang Xiaowen, GM and Executive Director of CSCL. “GT Nexus has succeeded in delivering a proven solution that delivers value to all stakeholders. We are looking forward to working together with our customers as they continue to automate their global supply chains, and are pleased to now offer the GT Nexus Portal in addition to our existing in-house eCommerce solutions.”

“We are very pleased and proud to welcome China Shipping to GT Nexus,” said John Urban, GT Nexus President. “Customers want simpler, more automated solutions, delivered over the Web, for managing global transportation processes. Today’s announcement adds more validity to our network strategy and the advantages it provides for both carriers and shippers.”

GT Nexus and CSCL have worked together for several years as part of the strategic visibility initiatives that top importers, exporters and 3PLs have deployed on the portal. Now, users of GT Nexus will have the ability to submit bookings and shipping instructions electronically to CSCL, which effectively digitizes the entire shipper-carrier transactional process. The GT Nexus trade and logistics portal combines two things – strategic business applications and a network of carriers, 3PLs and suppliers. All services are delivered on-demand, over the Web, which allows customers to get up and running quickly and cost effectively. Carriers integrate to the GT Nexus portal once and then use that single standardized interface to exchange business information with thousands of global customers.

“Increasingly, customers are moving towards the on-demand delivery model,” added Urban. “In this economy, they have to. The time-to-value, cost and risk benefits that come with on-demand, Web-based technology is simply too compelling when compared to traditional software.”

About China Shipping Lines

CSCL engages in container transportation and related services. It provides freight transportation services including storage, transshipment, customs arrival manifest filing, intermodal on-carriage and a host of other value-added services including container tracking. As of January 2009, CSCL has a young and modern fleet that comprises 157 container vessels with a total operating capacity of 491,276 TEUs, and operates dozens of domestic coastal routes and international routes between China and Japan, Korea, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Mediterranean Sea, USA, Europe and other destinations. The Company network covers the main ports of China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. More than any other carrier, CSCL calls 12 China base ports plus most river ports along the Yangtze River, the Pearl River and their branches, providing fast, safe, and economical transportation for all containerized freight. A total of more than 40 international routes round out the current service profile of the Line and this number is constantly increasing. For more information, visit http://www.cscl.com.cn/.

About GT Nexus

GT Nexus runs the world's only industry-backed, on-demand global trade and logistics control platform. Today, more than 40,000 registered users, from over 15,000 organizations use a range of capabilities on GT Nexus to optimize the global flow of goods and trade information from order point to final payment. Buyers, sellers, banks and logistics providers collaborate and automate hundreds of supply chain processes using GT Nexus as their single, common technology platform, in the cloud. Customers include Nestlé, Xerox, Caterpillar, Procter & Gamble, Weyerhaeuser and The Home Depot. For information, visit www.gtnexus.com.

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