ZIM Line Expands With GT Nexus

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 7:45am EDT 

  OAKLAND, CA, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
GT Nexus today announced that ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has
renewed and expanded upon its agreement with GT Nexus. Increasingly,
shippers want their carrier partners to provide advanced IT services like
those provided to ZIM by GT Nexus.

    ZIM is one of the world's largest ocean carriers. With offices around the
world and a fleet of over 100 vessels, ZIM moves over 2 million TEUs
annually between 180 port locations.

    "We have been using GT Nexus for many years now," said Daphna Dvir,
division manager, global marketing supporting systems at ZIM. "We consider
advanced eCommerce capabilities an essential component of our service to
customers, and aim at improving and expanding it significantly."

    "ZIM recognizes that customers consider technology as a vital aspect of
their carrier's service mix," said John Urban, president of GT Nexus.
"With GT Nexus, ZIM customers can use the technology platform that the
world's biggest shippers use to monitor and manage their global supply
chains."

    The GT Nexus trade and logistics portal combines two things -- strategic
business applications and a network of electronically integrated logistics
partners. All services are delivered on-demand, over the Web, which allows
customers to get up and running quickly, with minimal expense and hassle.
Carriers integrate to the portal once, which allows them to support
thousands of global customers through a single standardized interface.

    About ZIM

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is one of the largest Container Shipping
companies worldwide. ZIM's fleet of modern vessels, with a total carrying
capacity of over 260,000 TEU, sustains an extensive network of global and
regional shipping services. ZIM's presence on major international trade
routes enables the company to offer its clients an excellent geographical
coverage, reaching practically anywhere on the globe. The shipping
services are supported by a network of agencies, subsidiaries and
affiliated companies, offering a wide range of shipping-related services,
thus handling the complete supply chain. With a commitment to provide the
right solution for each of its diverse customers, ZIM has built a
reputation for a flexible, solution-oriented approach, to meet the
individual needs of each client. For more information, visit www.zim.com.

    About GT Nexus

    GT Nexus runs the world's only industry-backed, on-demand global trade &
logistics portal. Today, more than 40,000 registered users, from over
15,000 organizations use a range of capabilities on the portal to optimize
the global flow of goods and trade information from order point to final
payment. GT Nexus connects the physical and financial supply chains. This
allows buyers, sellers, banks and logistics providers to work over a
common platform with a core set of information that supports multiple
trade and logistics functions. Customers include Xerox, American Eagle
Outfitters, Procter & Gamble, Weyerhaeuser, Nestle and The Home Depot.
For information, visit www.gtnexus.com.

    

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