OceanSchedules.com Now Available in Spanish

April 28, 2007

OceanSchedules.com announces a new version of its site that allows registered users to configure the user interface to operate in Spanish. The site's navigation works exactly as it would in English.

Said Harry Sangree, OceanSchedules.com Managing Director: "This is the first phase of our strategy to make the site user-friendly in local markets.  Because of large-scale adoption of OceanSchedules.com in Latin America, where our customers are enthusiastic users of e-commerce tools, we have developed the Spanish language site first.  The next phase will be the introduction of a Portuguese and Chinese-language site given the rapid acceptance of OceanSchedules.com in Portuguese and Chinese speaking markets.”

OceanSchedules.com is a free online search service for shippers and forwarders to quickly and easily search global voyages for ocean carriers.

OceanSchedules.com offers free hosting of any carrier schedules via an EDI connection. The site currently hosts 5.8 million voyage records, representing OceanSchedules.com participating carriers and their Alliances.

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.