INTTRA Named Outstanding Employer by New Jersey Business & Industry Association

October 17, 2007

Organization and People Development Department Integral to INTTRA’s Growth and Success

Parsippany, NJ, October 17, 2007 - INTTRA, the leading e-commerce portal for the ocean freight industry, has been named Outstanding Employers by the New Jersey Business & Industry Association’s (NJBIA) Awards for Excellence. The awards were presented on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at The Pines Manor in Edison, NJ.

The Outstanding Employer Award is presented to companies that demonstrate a creative and forward-looking approach to managing their human resources. Every year, NJBIA honors a select group of employers from among its 23,000 members for their outstanding achievements in four categories: Job Creation, for exceptional employment expansion; Outstanding Employer, for outstanding workforce management practices; Environmental Quality, for protection of the environment; and, Public Service, for dedicated community service.  All NJBIA members in good standing are eligible to be nominated for these annual awards.  The winners are selected by an independent panel of judges, who volunteer their time to conduct the judging.  Mercadien P.C. verified the information supplied by the winning applicants. 

INTTRA, one of three companies to be honored this year, was selected based on its commitment to the training and development of its staff and the creation of the Organization and People Development (OPD) department, which provides employees with programs that emphasize transparency, alignment and teamwork.  The management team at INTTRA is committed to investing in these programs as they are critical to the development of the organization and the company’s ability to create value in the marketplace. 

INTTRA’s sales are expanding at over 100 percent a year with 13 offices around the world.  Lisa Bell, Vice President of INTTRA’s Organization and People Development department believes that INTTRA’s corporate growth is inextricably linked to employee growth, which is fostered through OPD training and talent management strategies. “The continued development of our employees, through training programs and skill-focused workshops, ensures the continued development of INTTRA as a whole.”

Ken Bloom, CEO of INTTRA, says that “by nurturing team building and accountability, employees know that working at INTTRA is not only about achieving goals but also about creating value that will support the overall company strategy.”  INTTRA’s OPD programs benefit employees by providing them with an extensive understanding of their role within their team, business unit and the organization as a whole, ensuring that they truly understand how their work benefits the organization.  “We are proud of this distinct acknowledgment by The New Jersey Business & Industry Association and honored to be recognized for our efforts in managing human resources,” said Bloom.

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, Alianca, ANL, CMA CGM, CSAV, CSAV NORASIA, Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Emirates Shipping Line, FANZL, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin Shipping Co., 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, United Arab Shipping Company. More than 200,000 container orders are initiated on the INTTRA platform each week, representing 10 percent of global ocean container trade.

About NJBIA’s Awards for Excellence Program

Since 1984, NJBIA annually has honored a select group of its members with an Award for Excellence.  The Awards for Excellence winners demonstrate outstanding achievements in one of four award categories: Environmental Quality, Outstanding Employer, Job Creation and Public Service.   All NJBIA member companies are eligible to be nominated. 

An independent panel of judges reviewed the nominations.  The winners are selected by an independent panel of judges, who volunteer their time to conduct the judging.  This year’s judging panel was comprised of individuals from the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE); the NJBIA policy committees (Wayne DeFeo, Toby Hanna, Patrick Ryan, Andrew Borkin and JoAnn Trezza); NJBIA President Emeritus Bruce Coe, NJBIA President Philip Kirschner and NJM Insurance Group President Anthony Dickson.

Mercadien P.C., Certified Public Accountants of Princeton, verified the information supplied by the winning applicants. 

With more than 23,000 members, NJBIA is the nation’s largest state-level employer association.  To learn more about NJBIA, visit our Web site at www.njbia.org.