UK Shippers and Forwarders Can Now Connect to INTTRA for Increased Efficiency
July 17, 2006
Liverpool, The United Kingdom, July 17, 2006 – Thanks to the efforts of M.A. Logistics and LSI-Sigma, shippers and freight forwarders can now connect to INTTRA and enjoy increased efficiency for their ocean shipments.
INTTRA is the world’s largest e-commerce ocean platform with 22 core ocean carrier customers that represent 61 percent of the global ocean container capacity. INTTRA’s multi-carrier platform handles over 15,000 active customer connections in more than 75 countries daily.
M.A. Logistics, a medium-sized global logistics operation based in Liverpool, has teamed with LSI-Sigma -- a software house based in Southampton, the UK -- to create a replicable system for connecting even the smallest freight forwarder or shipper to INTTRA, and in doing so reports increased efficiency and reduced shipping data errors for its own customers.
According to Peter Holdsworth, a M.A. Logistics Director, M.A. Logistics was seeking to increase efficiency and shipping data quality by producing identical documentation systems to accommodate all customer requirements. Once LSI-Sigma had this system operational, he said M.A. Logistics asked LSI-Sigma to adapt the system to accommodate INTTRA so they could provide the benefit of INTTRA’s suite of products to their own customer base. “Now there is a documentation system available in the UK with the ability to connect with INTTRA at a cost that the smallest of exporters or forwarders can afford,” he said.
“With great support both from the INTTRA team and our customer, M.A. Logistics, we have been able to achieve our goal and enhance our product line accordingly. Currently, we are unaware of any other software product within our sector that has this capability,” said Ian Brown, LSI-Sigma Director.
Holdsworth adds that M.A. Logistics is enjoying time savings by “not having to check bills of lading, ask for amendments or wait for them to be posted to our office. INTTRA is a huge sales tool for our company. Who else can offer such a speedy and efficient documentation service in the UK? At this moment very few.”
“Although M.A. Logistics Ltd is a small-to-medium-sized logistics company, we have always tried to provide the most efficient and reliable service to our customer. We realize that e-commerce is the future of this industry and to this end we have always invested in the latest of technology,” he added.
Added Michael Schutt Nielsen, INTTRA’s Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Sales, “INTTRA is close to its customers. This is the only portal offering local e-business expertise around the world. Having our sales and EDI integration support expertise in local markets helps customers make a faster and easier transition to e-business; a transition that is aligned with local practice.”
About INTTRA
INTTRA, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., is a leading global provider of
e-commerce solutions to ocean carriers and their customers. INTTRA professionals work with customers to streamline and standardize their shipping processes, applying their e-commerce knowledge of the shipping industry for customers in markets worldwide.
INTTRA’s e-commerce platform offers a comprehensive range of e-commerce tools, including: Tender, Sailing Schedules, Booking, Shipping Instructions, Bill of Lading, Track & Trace, and Reports. Accessing the INTTRA platform is simple, using any combination of their channel solutions: INTTRA-Link (EDI-based, system-to-system connection), INTTRA-Desktop (off-line PC application), or INTTRA-Act (web-based application).
INTTRA’s carrier network includes, Aliança, ANL, CMA CGM, CSAV, CSAV NORASIA, DAL, Deutsche Afrika-Linien, FESCO, Hamburg Süd, Hapag-Lloyd, "K" Line, Libra, Maersk Line, MCC Transport Pte Ltd., MISC, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., NYK Line, Safmarine, Senator Lines and United Arab Shipping Company. The INTTRA carrier network represents over 61% of the container capacity among the world’s top ocean carriers.
For further information visit www.inttra.com. Or contact Andy Barrons, INTTRA Vice President of Marketing, at 973.263.5100 or email him at: andy.barrons@inttra.com.
About M.A. Logistics Ltd.
M.A. Logistics Ltd. is a privately-owned logistics provider based in Liverpool, the United Kingdom, established on June 18, 2001 by three directors – Paul Maguire, Peter Bennett and Peter Holdsworth. The company provides world-wide logistics services to anywhere from anywhere globally, including groupage and full load by land, sea or air and is devoted to “proving it’s a small world.” M.A. Logistics focuses mainly on the United States, the Middle East, Far East and Indian Sub-continent. A pioneer in e-commerce through its INTTRA connection, M.A. Logistics received accreditation in the “Investors in People” quality management program in December 2005 and prides itself in offering quality services at competitive prices.
About LSI SIGMA
LSI-Sigma is a privately owned software house specializing in the supply and support of software to the customs brokerage and freight forwarding industry. LSI-Sigma was established in 1988, and is wholly owned by its two working Directors - Ian Brown and Sharon Brown. With over 400 customers in the United Kingdom, LSI-Sigma prides itself on the quality of its products and its nation wide support. In 2003 the company was a winner of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards. The name of the company’s product is “DataFreight” which incorporates modules for all modes of Customs clearance, plus a sophisticated freight forwarding suite which now incorporates the INTTRA connectivity. As well as catering to import and export, air, sea, and road freight, the system also incorporates a fully integrated warehousing and duty management system.