OceanSchedules.com Now Providing Services In Portuguese And Chinese

Parsippany, N.J., September 24, 2007 - OceanSchedules.com, a free online search service for shippers and forwarders to quickly and easily search global voyage for ocean carriers, today announces a new version of its site that allows registered users to configure the user interface to operate in Portuguese and Chinese.

A web-based portal that lets users search schedules with greater ease and efficiency, OceanSchedules.com data comes directly from the carriers themselves, providing users with access to the most comprehensive listing of global schedules, which are hosted for free via an EDI connection. For registered INTTRA users, OceanSchedules.com is seamlessly integrated with the services of INTTRA, enabling shippers and freight forwarders to seamlessly integrate carrier schedules into the INTTRA booking process.

"Adding language versions is part of our strategy to make the site user-friendly in local markets," said Harry Sangree, OceanSchedules.com Managing Director. “Because of large-scale adoption of OceanSchedules.com in South America and China, where our customers are enthusiastic users of online schedules and have shown tremendous interest in OceanSchedules.com, we are now making schedule information available in Portuguese and Chinese. This follows the successful introduction of a Spanish-language site in May."

Sangree noted that prominent carriers around the world have recently started listing shipping schedules on OceanSchedules.com. These include; The Korean based carrier, Hanjin Shipping, the Latin American based carrier Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) which includes Libra and Norasia liner brands, Crowley, the US based carrier and Wan Hai Lines Ltd., which is based in Taiwan, also recently began posting its schedules on OceanSchedules.com.

OceanSchedules.com features include:

User Features

  • Global - OceanSchedules.com provides a one-stop-shop for global ocean schedules. Users have free access to search the latest carrier schedules for all global ports of origin and destination, independent of the location of the user.
  • Comprehensive Data - Obtained through integrated electronic links with carriers, OceanSchedules.com provides visibility to voyages of carriers representing more than 80 percent of the slot capacity of the world’s top 25 ocean carriers. (Source: AXSMarine, January 2007)
  • Interactive - OceanSchedules.com uses innovative AJAX technology (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) to provide fast interactive search. Instead of a web browser reloading an entire web page every time a user makes a search or after applying a filter, AJAX allows only those schedules that need updating to be instantly displayed. This change makes a dramatic difference to the speed of searching data, even in countries where the Internet may be slower. (Recommended Internet Browsers Microsoft™ Internet Explorer 6.0 or above or Mozilla Firefox® 1.5 or above)
  • Search Results Page - Using OceanSchedules.com innovative Schedules Manager™ tool, users can filter their voyage search by carrier, transit time, day of the week, arrival and departure date and port selection (when multiple adjacent ports are available) and see results all in one place.

Carrier Features

  • OceanSchedules.com is a new marketing channel for carriers to reach a global audience of freight buyers and influencers. The site offers free hosting of any carrier schedules via an EDI connection. Each search result includes all voyage details (such as departure and arrival dates, vessel name, voyage number, etc.) and a carrier-configured link to the carrier website. In addition, carriers have free access to valuable online reports that provide visibility to the level of user interest in their schedules. To learn more, please email: schedules@oceanschedules.com.

Advertiser Features

  • The new site offers the latest in advertisement targeting for advertisers interested in reaching a highly targeted audience of freight buyers and influencers. Using search-based marketing, OceanSchedules.com delivers high-impact advertising messages to relevant freight buyers of ocean transportation. Advertisers can select global, regional, country or port-level audience targeting, on either an export or import basis. Advertisers also receive free access to on-line reports measuring the viewing audience and level of engagement with each advertisement in the campaign. For more information or to request a media kit please email: ads@oceanschedules.com.

About OceanSchedules.com

OceanSchedules.com is based in Parsippany, NJ. The web site is free to all shippers and forwarders and offers free schedule hosting to all carriers. Using advanced Web-based technology, OceanSchedules.com delivers global, comprehensive carrier schedules with an interactive interface that enables shippers and forwarders to more quickly and easily search global voyage data. The site also provides advertisers with the opportunity to target transportation planners and freight buyers of ocean shipping based on their search interests.

For further information visit www.oceanschedules.com. Or contact Andy Barrons, Vice President of Marketing, at +1.973.265.2208, Harry Sangree, Managing Director, OceanSchedules.com, at +1.973.265.2272 or email: feedback@oceanschedules.com.