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Happy Holidays from all your friends at OOCL

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Alexandra Huang - 11 year old daughter of OOCL employee Yueh-Pey Wu
 

 New India US East Coast Express Service(IDX)

OOCL is pleased to announce our new India US East Coast Express (IDX) service, scheduled to start in January 2007. The IDX will provide a competitive and efficient service, sailing direct from the India to US East Coast ports with extensive port coverage.

The vessel rotation will be:
Colombo - Tuticorin - Nhava Shiva - Mundra - Barcelona - New York - Norfolk - Charleston - Barcelona - Colombo

This service will also improve transit times to Karachi (Pakistan) with relay over the port of Mundra.

OOCL Introduces Service to the Eastern Mediterranean
In the fourth quarter 2006, OOCL Trans Atlantic Trade introduced a new service between the US East Coast and the East Mediterranean deploying the AEX Loop over the gateway of Gioia Tauro.

This service links Savannah, Norfolk, New York and Halifax with Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey, Piraeus and Thessalonica, Greece, Haifa and Ashdod, Israel.

This emerging market offers considerable potential for customers, both Export and Import, and OOCL welcomes the opportunity to provide service through this expanded product scope.

Should you have any questions or require assistance with regards to this advisory or your shipment needs, please do not hesitate to contact OOCL in USA or Canada at 1-888-388-6625.


OOCL "Top Ocean Carrier" Award from Mallory

Alexander

As part of Mallory Alexander International Logistics Team Week the company recognized their top import customer and top export customer. OOCL was selected as Mallory’s carrier of the year.

Criteria used were as follows:
     -  CSU/ Bookings
     -  Documentation
     -  Operations
     -  I.T.

New India US East Coast Express Service (IDX): Direct and faster sailing connecting India and US East Coast ports

Connecting North America to the East Mediterranean:
Trans Atlantic service opens up to new markets

Security News:
US and Canada enforce Wood Packaging requirements

Bunker Prices (US Dollar per M Ton)

Source: OOCL

US Diesel Fuel Prices


Source: US Department of Energy
Dangerous Goods Website

Dangerous Goods Handling: 10 most common Documentation violations

The 10 most common Documentation violations based on DOT statistics are as follows:

1. Failing to enter the proper description of the hazardous material
2. Failing to make or sign a "shipper’s certification/DG declaration" on the shipping document
3. Failing to identify properly hazardous materials on a shipping paper that also contains non hazardous material entries
4. Failing to enter the basic description of the hazardous material in the proper sequence
5. Failing to list the emergency response number for an individual who assumes responsibility for said function
6. Failing to enter the technical name in association with the proper shipping description
7. Failing to enter the total quantity of hazardous material on the shipping paper
8. Offering hazardous material without preparing a shipping paper
9. Failing to include the words "limited quantity" (or "LTD QTY") as required Improper package marking
10. Failing to enter the packing group on the shipping paper

Please click on the following link for more details:-DangerousGoodsWebsite

OOCL would like to inform customers that the governments of the USA and Canada are now enforcing requirements of ISPM 15 (the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures), an international agreement of solid wood packing materials.

ISPM 15 requires that any solid wood packing material be either heat treated or treated by methyl bromide, and that all such articles have an approved mark from an approved treatment facility.

Michaels Stores Applauds OOCL Logistics C-TPAT Program

Michaels Stores, Inc, the nation’s largest specialty retailer of arts and crafts material, understands the importance of enhancing security measures in the supply chain process. By partnering with both U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) and OOCL Logistics in their C-TPAT program, Michaels has demonstrated their commitment to this import Homeland Security initiative. In November, USCBP sent a Supply Chain Specialist Team to Asia to validate the Michaels C-TPAT program.

Michaels’ logistics provider - OOCL Logistics(OLL) is also a member of C-TPAT and performs certain critical functions in the Michaels Program. Having already gone through similar validations with other clients, OLL provided insight for Michaels on the validation process, as well as assistance in the presentation of the Michaels process to USCBP. “Your staff did a super job presenting the program and dazzled the CBP validators. CBP gave our program an “EXCELLENT” rating, with no requested improvements required”, Rich Markovich, Director, International Logistics and Compliance at Michaels, stated to OOCL Logistics.

Every stakeholder in the supply chain process has a role to play to insure a secure supply chain process. For more C-TPAT information, please refer to the CBP site:
CBP Website
 

Nippon Express Co., Ltd., is one of the world's leading international air/ocean freight forwarders with operations throughout the world and with more than a century of experience.

After setting up templates and demonstrating the value of online bookings. Mark Une, from the Export Team of Nippon Express USA made his first booking online during the live partnership  meeting with OOCL and followed up later in the day with an additional booking.

The features demonstrated to the staff were well received and the import department requested a demonstration of the report module and email notifications to evaluate what would best streamline their daily functions.

Log onto www.cargosmart.com to register for company membership today or call your local Customer Center at 888-388-6625

Conference & Event Schedule

JOC Transpacific Maritime Conference
OOCL will be a sponsor at the JOC Transpacific Maritime Conference (TPM) - March 5 & 6, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center