CargoSmart™ is OOCL's Latest Innovation in Global Shipping

OOCL proudly announces the September launch of CargoSmart™, a powerfu
l web-enabled solution platform designed to bring trade partners close
r together. The development of CargoSmart™ further strengthens OOCL'
s dominant position as a customer-driven, IT leader in world shipping.

OOCL has long recognized the growing importance of reliable informati
on and efficient communication within the container transportation ind
ustry. CargoSmart™ promises to be a valuable and easy-to-use solution
. CargoSmart's™ unique offerings will include comprehensive shipment
details, automatic shipment and milestone notification, bill of ladin
g processing, and a sophisticated profiling tool for managing how and
when shipment information is shared with trade partners. CargoSmart™
will also allow users to check tariffs & terms, make rate inquiries, a
nd track cargo movement at any time. Furthermore, users can customize
and control the entire flow of information based on their individual b
usiness process flow.

Drawing on OOCL's IT know-how, a general framework and application t
ools have been the basis for a series of customer focus groups during
the past several months. Further development and fine-tuning is now in
progress, to ensure CargoSmart™ will fully satisfy customer demands
as identified in the joint customer focus groups, whilst meeting aggre
ssive targets for scalability and security. The company expects major
deliverables to be released well before the end of the year.

OOCL has focused on developing a framework capable of functioning as
a Trade facilitation community platform. However, the company will als
o pursue an open-architecture approach, in order to rapidly adopt all
general shipping industry standards as and when these evolve.

CargoSmart™ is an independently operated company. CargoSmart's™ par
ent company, OOCL, invested in the development of this solution platfo
rm in order to enhance the customer service capabilities and operation
al efficiency for all transportation partners.

OOCL is a global container transportation company operating from more
than 160 offices in over 47 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North Am
erica, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East an
d Australia/New Zealand, the company offers intermodal and value added
transportation services to all major trading economies of the world.
www.oocl.com www.cargosmart.com is currently accessible for customers
and partners to preview its features and benefits.