INTTRA enhances multi-carrier OceanSchedules solution with new upgrades

INTTRA, a major network for ocean shipping, has unveiled enhancements to its OceanSchedules, a multi-carrier scheduling solution that provides access to seven million global vessel schedules from 31 carriers.

The upgrades offer a new option for integrating OceanSchedules within existing applications and support for additional data formats for customers who want to load data directly into their systems. Access to OceanSchedules is being delivered through a web service that retrieves available schedules in real-time, eliminating the need to load schedules into a local database.

A company statement said the OceanSchedules solution now offers companies the widest array of options for accessing, evaluating and choosing the voyage that best meets their needs from a single source.

Included is a new delivery format that supports the requirements of SAP's Transportation Management Solution. This format joins XML and EDI as a way for shippers and alliance partners to receive OceanSchedules information.

"With our latest release of OceanSchedules, INTTRA brings customers a complete suite of ocean scheduling solutions with options on how to access and incorporate this information into their existing planning processes," said vice president Ivan Latanision.

"Now customers have more choices for ensuring they have an economical and efficient process for searching and selecting ocean voyages," he said.