October/November
2009
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Welcome to OOCL Trade News

Highlights

Are you ready to
automate your interactions with OOCL?

OOCL is pleased
to announce some new features on OOCL.com, saving you time and allowing
you to manage your shipping documents and submit service requests on
line.

My OOCL Center as
accessed via www.oocl.com allows OOCL customers to manage their OOCL
shipments on line. All the basic shipment management functions are
available in the My OOCL Center. Moreover, our innovative ‘dashboard’
user-interface enables customers to monitor and control all the
interactions regarding their shipments easily.

Business Benefits
for OOCL Customers
Interacts with OOCL customer service team on
line
Completes the required business process tasks without delays

Monitors the status of all the outstanding tasks and requests

Provides savings on phone, fax, and courier costs

Key
Features
Quick Links
Capability to customize frequently used
functions
One-click to the function

To Do List
In
order to complete a shipment, there are many interactions that occur
between OOCL and our customers.
OOCL via the My OOCL Center will issue
reminders to our customers to complete shipment related tasks by a
designated deadline, i.e. submission of required documents.
Customers
can simply click on the shipment to do list and complete the task online.
(i.e. upload documents)

Notifications
All interactions
with OOCL will be logged in the My OOCL Center history.
Customers will
be notified if any modifications are made to their shipment.

My
Requests
Customers can submit shipment related inquiries and
support needs via the ‘Service Request’ module within My OOCL Center.

The status of these requests could be found and monitored in ‘My
Requests’.

Email Notifications
Instead of checking the
My OOCL Center from time to time, customers can set up My OOCL Center
account profile to receive email alert for information regarding their
shipments.
As an example, any updates on the ‘To Do List’ or
‘Notifications’ or ‘My Request’ will be sent to your email address.

Clicking the link within the email will bring you to the ‘My OOCL
Center’ directly.

Getting Started
To start using My OOCL
Center, you can register with OOCL to become a user. Register at http://www.oocl.com/ or contact our
Customer Service team today.

Tutorial: How
to Update Your Booking Template
Click on the image below to access the
tutorial

Canadian Cross Border Trade - Chassis
Policy

This is to confirm that
effective October 1st. will no longer provide a carrier owned chassis for
Atlantic cargo moving within the United States via our Canadian Gateway
(GEX) services. All CY/Ramp customers via Montreal are kindly requested to
arrange chassis supply through your appointed trucker.

Atlantic
cargo moving to/from Oakland & Long Beach via Montreal will be exempt
from this change.

Please note there is no change to the current
chassis policy for Atlantic or Pacific cargoes via all US Gateway ports.
These trades and gateways will continue to receive OOCL supplied
chassis.

Should you have any questions or require assistance with
regards to this advisory or your shipment needs, contact OOCL Customer
Service in USA or Canada at 1-888-388-6625.

OOCL's Environment Website

You can receive
information about OOCL’s environmental care efforts by clicking on the
link below:-
OOCL Environmental site

OOCL Celebrates 40
Years of Containerization

Since our first ship reached the U.S. Atlantic Coast and Europe in
1947, OOCL has been at the forefront of the transport industry.

In 1969, OOCL took a
giant step for global trade by embracing containerization – marking the
beginning of a long, exciting journey.

In 2009, we are
celebrating the 40th anniversary of containerization.

My OOCL Center
Manage your shipping documents and submit service
requests on line

m.v.OOCL New Zealand

OOOCL New Zealand named at Geoje Shipyard,
Korea

Applause
OOOCL wins Quest for Quality Award and three CIFFA
awards

Bunker Prices (US Dollar per
M Ton)
Click on Image for Full View

Source:
OOCL

US Diesel Fuel
Prices

Source: US Department of Energy
Link to website

OOCL Awarded
"Carrier of the Year 2009" at CIFFA Forwarder's Choice Awards for Western
Region
OOCL was the proud winner of "Carrier of the Year " at the 2009
Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association's Western Region's
Forwarder's Choice Award Ceremony.
For the second year in a row, OOCL
swept the awards in three categories:-
Far East Ocean Carrier 2009

U.K. – Northern Europe Ocean Carrier 2009
Carrier of the Year
2009

Every year the three
CIFFA regions award a prize for service quality, transit times and
reliability to the best shipping and air-freight companies on the most
important trade routes. The nominations are based on a survey of the
association’s members and verification by an independent commission.

The Central Division has the largest density of Freight Forwarders
and OOCL has won this particular Award as Best Carrier from Central Canada
to the Far East in 2009 – 2008 – 2007 – 2006 – 2003 – 2002 – 2001 – 2000
which is a great testament of our customers support relationship and
confidence in our company during these many years.

Since 1999, OOCL
has accepted ten awards from CIFFA Central Region, eleven from CIFFA
Western Region and one from CIFFA Eastern Region, including twelve as the
Best Ocean Carrier between Canada and Far East, three as the Best Ocean
Carrier between Canada and Europe and four times as the "Ocean Carrier of
the Year."

CIFFA was founded in Montreal as early as 1948, to
establish a professional level in the industry, with uniform quality
standards. Today the association is divided into three regions – West,
East and Central Canada.

Mr. Frank Fan (Regional Sales Manager -
West Canada() expressed OOCL's gratitude to over 300 freight forwarder
friends, for selecting OOCL again as the overall best carrier and
commented that OOCL has every intention of continuing to provide
outstanding service to the forwarder community for the years to
come!

Hazardous Goods via Port of Houston

Please note that
the Port of Houston Authority (POHA) has advised effective September 1st
they will be implementing a paperless hazardous pre-advise system. The
goal of POHA is to improve the safety of the facilities as well as creating greater efficiencies for the
trucker at the gate for processing hazardous containers by having
hazardous paperwork emailed to the port 24 hours prior to cargo delivery.

Customers will be required to submit their dg documentation to
[email-masked] in addition to the individual shipping lines for all dg
shipments via Houston load ports

This means for all dg shipments
via Houston gateway (GMX and GAX Services) customers are required to
submit their dg documentation to [email-masked] in addition to
[email-masked] (or [email-masked] for LGB registered shipments).

Please be guided accordingly.

News

CargoSmart & Logistics

OOCL New Zealand named at
Geoje Shipyard, Korea

OOCL
is proud to announce on September 4, 2009, the christening of the ninth
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 New Zealand by sponsor Mrs Simone Cranwell, the wife of Mr Steven
Cranwell, Regional General Manager, Institutional and Business Banking for
the National Australia Bank in Asia.

“Having Mrs Cranwell as the
sponsor of OOCL New Zealand recognizes OOCL’s invaluable relationship with
the National Australia Bank,” said Ken Cambie, Chief Financial Officer of
OOIL Group, speaking at the vessel’s christening ceremony in
Korea.

“We are proud to name this ship OOCL New Zealand,” said Mr
Cambie. “New Zealand might be a small nation in terms of size, but its
many achievements are remarkable, and it is a significant maritime hub for
the Australasian region."

OOCL
wins Logistics Management's "Ocean Carrier" Quest For Quality Award

OOCL was honored to be once again included in the winner
circle of the 'Ocean Carrier' category, ranked number 3 on the list,
achieving an above average score on all five service areas .

For
more than a quarter century now, Logistic Management's Quest for Quality
has been regarded in the transportation and logistics industry as the most
important measure of customer satisfaction and performance excellence. To
determine the best of the best, LM readers rate carriers and third-party
logistics (3PL) companies strictly on the basis of service
quality.

Considering the current economy, shrinking freight
volumes, shipper pressure on rates, and the list of additional operational
challenges carriers and providers are facing today, walking away with a
Quest for Quality award in 2009 is a true testament to a company's ability
to adapt and stay relevant in what may be the most difficult operating
environment since the Great Depression. This year, Logistics Management
obtained 6,485 votes from their reader population.

From January
through May of this year, LM and Reed Research Group surveyed readers who
are qualified buyers of logistics and transportation services. In order to
be a "winner," a company had to receive at least 5 percent of the category
vote. The result of this overall effort is a crystal clear look at not
only the overall winner in any given category, but a broad list of
companies that finished well above the average.

Transportation
service providers are rated on LM's five key criteria: On-time
Performance, Value, Customer Service, Information Technology, and
Equipment & Operations. Due to the nature of services offered by
third-party players, a different set of criteria is used to judge this
category.

The Quest for Quality Awards Dinner is one of the most
anticipated evenings on the logistics and supply chain yearly calendar.
This year's event took place on Wednesday, September 23rd, at the at the
Intercontinental Hotel, Seville Ballroom, Chicago, Ill.

How Did Your Soccerball
Get to the Sports Store?

For an interactive
Flash demo, please click on the link below from the Container Shipping
Information Service website:

Click
here

CSIS aims to help
shipping companies meet the growing need for all industries, including
ours, to explain to the wider world how they impact on broader issues
(such as the environment and security). It aims to do this by focusing on
what is relevant and topical for the broader public and in a style and
language that is clear, jargon-free and engaging.

For more
information, please go to the CSIS website, at http://www.shipsandboxes.com/

OOCL's Interactive
Voice Response System Saves Time and Provides Instant
Information

In addition to our interactive website, OOCL offers
customers the opportunity to obtain end to end shipment information
through our automated Voice Response Sysytem (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, arrival at destination and document status
details.

Contact OOCL Customer Service in USA or
Canada at 1-888-388-6625 to avail of this beneficial
tool.

CargoSmart Solutions for
Shippers

Shippers strive to ship cargo to delivery points
around the globe on time and at the lowest cost. Event visibility, early
lead times to resolve potential problems, accurate documentation, and
efficient operations are all keys to successful supply chain management.
CargoSmart offers shippers advanced visibility, shipment execution, supply
chain collaboration, and compliance solutions to address these needs.

Benefits for shippers include:

- Streamline manual processes with online shipment management
tools
- Resolve shipment problems sooner with early exception
detection
- Improve supply chain efficiencies by extending
visibility to associated third parties
- Reduce communication
costs by automatically distributing alerts and documents

Learn
more about how CargoSmart's shipper solutions can help you improve your
shipment management processes:

Supply Chain Visibility

Shipment Execution
Collaboration
Trade Compliance

Shipment Folder

Shipment Folder is a new function available in My OOCL Center. It
is an electronic way of storing shipment-related documents in a
centralized location. Users could submit their documents to OOCL through
the Shipment Folder. At the same time, OOCL-provided documents (i.e. Bill
of Lading, Invoice, Arrival Notice) could also be found in the Shipment
Folder.

Business Benefits

- A quick and easy way for uploading necessary
documents to OOCL.
- Confirmation that documents have been
received by OOCL once uploaded.
- A complete picture of all
documents that are uploaded to OOCL and all documents that are provided to
you by OOCL.
- Retrieval and printing of any document at any time
in the life of the shipment to best suit your internal process,
eliminating the need to keep a duplicate archive of the
documents.
-  Sharing any documents with your business
counterpart through My OOCL Center.

All the Right Moves
through Technology

OOCL Logistics' world-class technology platforms support
the processes of supply-chain management and integration, and our
e-Business unit has perfected its suite of next-generation applications.
User-friendly, flexible and tailor-made for specific customer
requirements, OOCL Logistics' IT platforms and service solutions deliver
the industry’s highest level of customization.

Our e-Business suite
provides clients with the ability to gain considerable competitive
advantages in their industry-specific supply chains, by reducing
bottlenecks and increasing supply-chain efficiency and responsiveness
using our industry-leading technology platforms.

OOCL
Logistics Video
Our tagline "All the Right Moves" describes our role
in enabling our customers to have full control, flexibility, visibility
and freedom in choosing their logistics and transportation service
providers in meeting their changing business needs.

It is
important to note that while OOCL Logistics has its own mission statement,
it is still a member of the OOCL group and so shares the OOCL Mission,
Core Values and Core Competencies. Therefore, the motto "We take it
personally" is applicable to every member of the OOCL family, in both
liner and logistics businesses.

Check out OOCL
Logistics new website http://www.oocllogistics.com/

Conference & Event Schedule

OOCL participated in
the Port of Long Beach, CA Green Port Fest 2009, on Oct 3, 2009. For
further details http://www.polb.com/community/portfest/default.asp

OOCL will be a
sponsor and an exhibitor at the 21st Annual Textile & Apparel Trade
& Transportation Conference, held in New York at Bridgewater South
Street Seaport, 11 Fulton Street at South Street Seaport, New York on
Thursday, Nov. 5th. from 9 am–4:30 pm
http://www.usaita.com/home.html

OOCL
will be an exhibitor at the Ports and Flags Night on November 10 at the
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville, TN.

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