June/July 2008 Important Links
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OOCL Panama:
Named at Geoje Shipyard, Korea
Meet Our Customer!!
Website: www.nationalstarch.com
National Starch and Chemicals is a global company with manufacturing
plants, laboratories, sales offices and technical service centers
located in every economic region of the world.
Its
products are not visible to the general public, but they are ubiquitous
in the foods we eat, the clothes we wear, the packaging that protects
our purchases, the books we read and the many electronic products on
which we rely.
Based primarily on natural and synthetic polymer chemistry, they adhere,
bind, thicken, encapsulate, protect, conduct, strengthen, lubricate,
texturize or otherwise enhance thousands of products in dozens of
industries.
We
are proud to announce that for the second consecutive
year, OOCL has achieved a compliance level of 100% for
the Voluntary Vessel Speed Reduction program with the
Port of Long Beachs (POLB) Green Flag Incentive
Program, for the year of 2007.
The Green Flag program, which rewards ships and vessel
operators for voluntarily slowing ship speeds in the
harbour to reduce air pollution, achieved its highest
rates of compliance ever in 2007, at nearly 90 percent.
Under the Green Flag program, the Port offers discounted
dockage fees and environmental awards to vessel
operators who achieve compliance rates of 90 percent or
better and Green Flags to individual ships that have 100
percent compliance with the program for a year. OOCL
donated its dockage rebate fees for 2006 totaling
US$140,000 back to community projects and charities in
Long Beach.
OOCL launches Worldwide
News by Tradelane
OOCL
is pleased to announce a new, personalized feature for our regional
customers on oocl.com. Customers may subscribe to "Local News" and
tailor their announcements according to their specific interests in
either inbound or outbound trade lanes.
Registration can be completed simply by clicking on the new features
within "Local News". This service allows you to save time and enjoy
reading only the trade news that is of interest to your business.
Current subscribers should change their subscription details in
http://www.oocl.com/eng/esubscription
Also for your convenience, e-Subscription provides you with a weekly
update of sailing schedules which will automatically be sent to you
every Sunday.
OOCL offers customers 24/7 Interactive Voice Response
In
addition to our interactive website, OOCL now offers customers the
opportunity to obtain end to end shipment information through our
automated Voice Response system (IVR) to save on time and costs.
For imports, callers can obtain information including vessel arrival,
cargo release status, container status, last free day and empty return
container details. For exports information includes booking details such
as empty pick up, up to date vessel sail date and arrival at
destination, and document status details
Click here for an easy to use guide for Exports and Imports
IVR Guide for Exports
IVR Guide for Imports
By dialing our toll free Customer Service number 1-888-388-OOCL (6625)
and pressing option 5 callers can obtain automated cargo status and
availability information 24/7.
OOCL's Environmental Care Brochure
OOCL
is pleased to announce the launch of its new and upgraded
website outlining our dedication to environmental care. OOCL
believes that by taking a proactive role in caring for the
environment, we can help minimize our carbon footprint, as
well as other harmful pollutants such as sulphur oxides (SOx),
nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matters, and make the
world a better place to live for ourselves and future
generations.
To view or download our brochure click on the link below:-
Bunker Prices (US
Dollar per M Ton)
Click on image for detail
Source: OOCL
US Diesel Fuel Prices
Source: US Department of Energy
Link to website
OOCL Panama named at Geoje Shipyard, Korea
OOCL is proud
to announce on April 24, 2008, the christening of the sixth
Panamax class vessel in our line of sixteen 4,500-TEU
vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
The new vessel was christened the m.v. OOCL Panama by
sponsor Mrs Ana Matilde Arias de Aleman, the wife of Mr
Alberto Aleman Zubieta, chief executive officer of the
Panama Canal Authority.
The Panama Canal is considered to be one of the seven
wonders of the modern world, and is a spectacular feat of
engineering and architecture. It has provided the world with
a vital inter-oceanic link, and has had an unprecedented
impact on the world shipping industry. The current Panama
Canal expansion project, due to be completed in 2014, is the
most ambitious plan since the Canal was constructed. We are
very honoured to name our newest vessel after such a
fascinating and historically important part of the world,
said Mr CC Tung, chairman and CEO of OOIL, speaking at the
vessels christening ceremony in Korea.
The OOCL Panama will initially be deployed on the
Asia-Australia AEA2 service. The port rotation will be:
Yokohama / Osaka / Busan / Qingdao / Shanghai / Ningbo /
Xiamen / Hong Kong / Kaohsiung / Melbourne / Sydney /
Brisbane and back to Yokohama in a 42-day round trip.
OOCL 16 week Long Term Schedule now available
Our Sailing Schedule by Service is now enhanced
showing 16 weeks vessel schedules allowing customers to plan their
shipments further ahead.
The schedules available in pdf format are updated weekly and have been
enhanced to a more user friendly easy-to-access feature. Please click on
the link below to check out the Sailing Schedules by Service.
Click here
This can also be accessed by clicking on Sailing Schedules from our Home
Page.
If you would like to receive the Sailing Schedule weekly in a pdf format
via e-mail please subscribe at the link below:-
Subscribe here
Also available is the real time Interactive City to City Sailing
Schedule available through CargoSmart which can be customized by just
entering your search criteria. Here you can receive upto 30 city-to-city
point pairs and select to receive them in a pdf format daily, weekly,
monthly or adhoc. To avail of this please click on the link below:-
Click here
Advanced Solutions - Exception Management
CargoSmart's
advanced Exception Management and Milestone Assignments
solutions integrate with customer processes to provide
the next generation of visibility and collaboration. By
managing the mass of multiple-carrier shipment
information, and enabling shippers, consignees, and
logistics service providers to spot the exceptions,
CargoSmart improves workflow and helps keep cargo moving
and delivery on time.CargoSmart Exception Management automatically and intelligently spots exceptions and alerts important parties of key events and critical changes. It includes over 40 standard milestones that ocean carriers update and an unlimited number of user-defined milestones that customers can create to facilitate their internal shipment management processes.
Milestone Assignments allows customers to assign tasks to co-workers and logistics service providers, such as brokers and forwarders. It also allows logistics service providers to assign tasks to associates within and outside of their companies. The third-parties are automatically notified when a task needs to be done, and can update the status of the task directly into CargoSmart.
Key benefits include:
- Resolve shipment problems sooner with exception detection
- Avoid or minimize costly delays with proactive exception management
- More precisely identify problems through the monitoring of over 40 standard milestones
- Gain efficiencies by monitoring shipment events alongside business processes set up as user-defined milestones
- Provide visibility to third party tasks to help ensure their successful completion
- Improve service levels with your supply chain associates
Conference &
Event Schedule
21st Annual Agriculture
Transportation Conference
OOCL will be a sponsor at the 21st Annual
Agriculture Transportation Conference, June 12 & 13, 2008
Marines Memorial Club & Hotel
609 Sutter (at Mason)
San Francisco, CA
Click here for details
OOCL Logistics invests in warehouse and depot in Yangshan, Shanghai
OOCL
Logistics (China) Ltd. announced that it has
acquired 83,455 sq m. of land in Lingang Logistics Park
in Shanghai. Within the next 10 months, OOCL Logistics
will build warehouse and depot facilities for
international customers who use Yangshan Deepwater Port
container terminals as a gateway for their global supply
chain.
With our own warehouse and depot facilities in Lingang
Logistics Park, OOCL Logistics can provide better
services and more flexibility to customers in the
Greater Shanghai area, said Mr Erxin Yao, Managing
Director of OOCL Logistics (China) Ltd. Together with
our warehouse facilities in Beijing, Qingdao, Tianjin,
Dalian, Shanghai, Ningbo, Zhengzhou, Xiamen, Xian,
Guangzhou and other major service hubs, we are providing
our customers with a network in China which offers a
consistent level of quality services. These warehouses
are connected with state-of-art computer systems,
enabling our customers to enjoy an unmatched level of
visibility and control in their supply chain in China.
The Lingang facility will be the latest addition to OOCL
Logistics' owned and operated warehouse network in
mainland China, after the warehouse in Tianjin Bonded
Logistics Park. In the Shanghai area, OOCL Logistics
currently operates warehouse facilities under the name
of SOCT (Shanghai OOCL Container Transportation Co. Ltd)
in Puxi, OOCL Logistics Baowan Warehouse in Baoshan and
OLWT (OOCL Logistics Warehousing and Transportation Co.
Ltd) in Waigaoqiao, Pudong. Together with the new
Lingang facilities, OOCL Logistics will offer multiple
service options for its international and domestic
customers.
Check out OOCL
Logistics website
http://www.oocllogistics.com/
Restriction of Hazmat Transportation in China during 2008 Beijing Olympics Games
Please be advised that due to security concerns during 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese authorities have announced the restriction of certain hazmat materials being transported during the Olympic period. These dangerous goods will be prohibited from operating at the following North China ports from Jul 18 to Aug 31:
Shanghai
Ningho
Qingdao
Dalian
Xingang/Tianjin
Form further information on the transporataion of hazmat materials,
click on the link below:-
Click here
Please
refer to our Regional China Home Page for updates and information
regarding the Beijing Olympic Games at the link below:-
OOCL
China site
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