Costa Container Lines Joins INTTRA’s Expanding Network of Carriers

July 21, 2008

PARSIPPANY, NJ and GENOA, ITALY, July 21, 2008 – INTTRA, the leading e-commerce portal for the ocean freight industry, today announces that Costa Container Lines (CCL), a division of the Hamburg Süd Group, has joined INTTRA’s global carrier network initially for Brazil and Argentina, bringing the total number of member carriers to 22.  CCL trades between South, Central and North America, the Mediterranean and Africa.

“For many years now, CCL has transported every type of cargo in containers, from coffee to cars, from fruit to meat, from machinery to plant engineering parts,” said Mr. Guiseppe Godano, General Manager of CCL.  “Our industry experience has allowed us to model our resources and strategies to meet the needs of both small and large industrial corporations, and it’s this experience that has directly led to the Company working with an experienced global provider such as INTTRA.”

As the largest e-commerce platform in the Industry today, INTTRA offers a range of e-commerce products to help shippers and forwarders plan, process and manage their documentation with their carriers.  With more than 260,000 container orders initiated on the portal each week, the INTTRA platform represents more than 10 percent of annual global ocean container trade. 

“We are delighted that Costa Container Line has selected to work with INTTRA.  CCL is a respected carrier, and we believe that our products and services will match their needs well,” said Ken Bloom, CEO of INTTRA.  “We’re grateful for their support of INTTRA and are honored to be their business partner as they continue to grow their presence.  We look forward to working with CCL moving forward and the contributions both organizations will make to the ocean container supply chain.”

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, CCL, CMA CGM, CSAV, CSAV NORASIA, Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Emirates Shipping Line, 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.  

For further information visit www.inttra.com. Or contact Andy Barrons, INTTRA Vice President of Marketing, at +1.973.263.5100 or email him at: andy.barrons@inttra.com.

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