Accord Express Completes Integration with INTTRA
January 13, 2004
Accord Express becomes the first logistics provider in Singapore to utilize INTTRA-Link to deliver logistics information directly to its customers and partners
Singapore, Parsippany, New Jersey USA, - January 13, 2004 - Accord Express, a leading integrated logistics services provider, today announced that it has completed integration with INTTRA, Inc. (www.inttra.com), the industry leader in ocean cargo e-commerce connectivity. Accord Express utilizes INTTRA-Link, the EDI-enabled solution that standardizes and supports door-to-door ocean transportation services for customers around the world. With INTTRA, Accord can streamline its services such as multi-carrier booking, creation of shipping instructions, and cargo tracking & tracing, which will enhance Accord's global sea freight operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand with cost savings, improved customer service, and greater overall efficiencies.
"With its industry-wide backing of the world's leading carriers, INTTRA will help Accord strengthen its position in the regional ocean carrier market and extend its business to cover other valuable processes within the supply chain," said Eugene Rim, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Accord Express Holdings. "By connecting INTTRA directly with our state-of-the-art proprietary systems, we are able to deliver real-time shipping and logistics information directly to our customers and partners as well as offering them value added services that provide faster response times and more accurate transactions on a global scale."
"As the first Singapore-based logistics provider to integrate with INTTRA, Accord secures its leading position in this region by strengthening its competitive advantage," said Bobby Lim, Director, INTTRA Regional Sales. "The efficiencies gained by Accord through INTTRA-Link will in turn benefit Accord's customers and partners in a variety of ways, and we are pleased to assist with this process."
About Accord Express
Accord Express is a strong regional integrated logistics service provider with a global reach. Their mission is to provide a complete range of integrated logistics solutions that will help their business grow in tandem with its multinational clients, who come from multiple industry sectors such as electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing and retail. Founded in 1984, Accord today employs more than 1,000 staff worldwide and operates through an extensive network of over 38 own offices in the ASEAN, China, India-Subcontinent, and the European countries. In reaching out to the rest of the world, Accord has worldwide networks and partners in North America and other subcontinents. In 1995, the Economic Development Board (EDB) identified Accord as a Promising Local Enterprise (PLE). Accord was also ranked among Singapore's top 50 Enterprises in 2001 and 2002 and was conferred the prestigious Enterprise Award at the 2002 Singapore Business Awards ceremony. The latest ISO 9001:2000 accredited by PSB in August 2003 marks the quality commitment they make to their customers. For more information, visit www.accord.com.sg.
About INTTRA
As the leading portal for containerized ocean freight services, INTTRA creates efficiencies for the ocean transportation industry by streamlining and standardizing traditionally inefficient processes. INTTRA enables shippers, freight forwarders, third party logistics providers, brokers, importers, and industry portals to manage the booking, documentation and tracking of cargo and the negotiation of freight services across multiple shipping lines in a single integrated process. INTTRA is connected to 17 carriers who collectively serve more than 46 percent of the ocean-going transportation market, and maintains headquarters in Parsippany, NJ U.S.A., and offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Hong Kong, China.
For additional information, visit INTTRA's Web site at www.inttra.com.