Inbound Logistics | 2012 Ocean Carrier Guide | Digital Edition

What’s New: NYK enhanced its intra-America services withupgrades on the U.S. West Coast to its weekly MAREX service andon the East Coast to ANS. A new South Pacific Gulf Express servicelinks the Middle East and North America.OOCL888-388-OOCLwww.oocl.comParent Company: Orient Overseas International Ltd. (OOIL)Logistics Division: OOCL Logistics (USA) Inc.As one of Hong Kong’s most recognized global brands,OOCL provides shippers with fully integrated logistics andcontainerized transportation services, with a network thatencompasses Asia, Europe, North America, and Australasia.Web Tools: OOCL’s Web site and My OOCL Center portal provideadvanced visibility and exception management, enabling shippers,consignees, and logistics providers to keep cargo moving anddelivered on time.Fleet Size: 120 vesselsCustomer Awards: 2011 Partner Award, John Deere; 2011 BestFreight Forwarder Award, Canon.What’s New: OOCL introduced the Scan Baltic Express 3 service.Two 1,000-TEU containerships serve the route, which connectsHamburg and St. Petersburg.Safmarine Container Lines866-866-4723www.safmarine.comParent Company: A.P. Moller – Maersk GroupAs an independent container shipping brand in the AP Moller-Maersk Group, Safmarine is a global shipping line conductingbusiness in more than 130 countries around the world.Web Tools: Online sailing schedules; e-rates; e-booking;e-shipping instructions; electronic transport documentationand bill of lading printing; track-and-trace; reports; alerts andnotifications; online transport certificates; arrival notices;shipment status overview and deadlines.Fleet Size: Safmarine’s vessel fleet is managed by Maersk Line.Customer Awards: 2011 Excellence in Service Provision Award(Gold), Ford Motor Company of South Africa.What’s New: Safmarine opened a 3,000-TEU capacity containerdepot in the Coega Industrial Development Zone near the Port ofNgqura in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province.Trailer Bridge800-554-1589www.trailerbridge.comParent Company: Trailer Bridge Inc.Trailer Bridge provides multiple weekly U.S. flag sailingsbetween Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico;weekly sailings between Jacksonville and the DominicanRepublic; and weekly inter-island service betweenPuerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Its innovativeprocesses have brought the efficiencies of larger, high-cubeequipment to the markets it serves. By utilizing a fleet ofprimarily 53-foot by 102-inch-wide high-cube equipment,along with single carrier door-to-port service, Trailer Bridgeis able to provide increased value to its customers.Web Tools: Shipment tracking, customizable reports, booking,rate request, sailing schedule.Fleet Size: Seven vesselsWhat’s New: Trailer Bridge has three 400-by-100-foot oceangoingbarges available for charter-hire for project work. Thebarges are U.S. flag and Jones Act qualified, and are designed forRoRo, float-on/float-off, breakbulk, and container cargoes.United Arab Shipping Company (UASC)908-272-0050www.uasc.netUASC is the largest ocean carrier of dry cargo to the MiddleEast. Maintaining a commitment to serve the Arabian Gulf,UASC offers a wide scope of services to the Arabian Gulf/Red Sea and Indian Sub-Continent regions.Web Tools: Shipment tracking, bill of lading, and sailingschedules.Fleet Size: 46 vesselsWhat’s New: UASC launched an e-commerce platform, UASCOnline, to promote and deliver shipping process efficiencies toits customers. Shippers can submit simple re-usable bookings,edit and approve their bills of lading, and manage their UASCbusiness via this new portal.Yang Ming201-222-8899www.yangming.comParent Company: Yang Ming Marine Transport CorporationSubsidiary Companies: Kuang Ming Shipping Corporation, YesLogistic Corporation, Kao Ming Container Terminal CorporationEstablished in 1972, Yang Ming operates a fleet of 87vessels with a 364,000-TEU operating capacity, of whichcontainer ships are the main service force.Web Tools: Scheduling, vessel tracking, shipment track-andtrace,bill of lading processing, booking, and tariffs.Fleet Size: 87 vesselsWhat’s New: Yang Ming has invested in exclusive terminalsin Los Angeles and Tacoma; Keelung, Kaohsiung, and TaipeiHarbors in Taiwan; Antwerp, Belgium; and Rotterdam, theNetherlands.October 2012 • Inbound Logistics 8