ZIM Line Expands with GT Nexus

Trade and logistics portal is ocean carrier's preferred industry eCommerce channel

Oakland, CA, April 07, 2009 —

GT Nexus today announced that ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has renewed and expanded upon its agreement with GT Nexus. Increasingly, shippers want their carrier partners to provide advanced IT services like those provided to ZIM by GT Nexus.

ZIM is one of the world’s largest ocean carriers. With offices around the world and a fleet of over 100 vessels, ZIM moves over 2 million TEUs annually between 180 port locations.

“We have been using GT Nexus for many years now,” said Daphna Dvir, division manager, global marketing supporting systems at ZIM. “We consider advanced eCommerce capabilities an essential component of our service to customers, and aim at improving and expanding it significantly.”

“ZIM recognizes that customers consider technology as a vital aspect of their carrier’s service mix,” said John Urban, president of GT Nexus. “With GT Nexus, ZIM 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 hassle. Carriers integrate to the portal once, which allows them to support thousands of global customers through a single standardized interface.

About ZIM

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is one of the largest Container Shipping companies worldwide. ZIM’s fleet of modern vessels, with a total carrying capacity of over 260,000 TEU, sustains an extensive network of global and regional shipping services. ZIM’s presence on major international trade routes enables the company to offer its clients an excellent geographical coverage, reaching practically anywhere on the globe. The shipping services are supported by a network of agencies, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, offering a wide range of shipping-related services, thus handling the complete supply chain. With a commitment to provide the right solution for each of its diverse customers, ZIM has built a reputation for a flexible, solution-oriented approach, to meet the individual needs of each client. For more information, visit www.zim.com.

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.

Contact

Greg Kefer
Director, Corporate Marketing
GT Nexus
Office: +1 510 808 2229
E-mail: keferg@gtnexus.com

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