NYK Line has announced that it will join three shipping industry e-Commerce portals: GT Nexus, INTTRA and Cargo Smart.

This decision by NYK management was attributed to their long standing, customer-focused philosophy, looking forward to provide customers with flexible options to access their NYK shipment information with maximum flexibility and convenience.

Mr. Tsunenari Tokugawa, Executive Vice President, NYK Line Tokyo commented, "NYK has a strong belief that customers should be the center of e-Commerce initiatives. Participation with GT Nexus, INTTRA and Cargo Smart is in line with our 'Customer Center' philosophy. We want to be more responsive to customers' diverse requirements and provide them with more options for doing business with NYK."

NYK has become competitive in the world of e-Commerce by promoting its own Internet and e-Commerce initiative, Pegasus. The success of Pegasus, with its advanced technology and, enables NYK to smoothly integrate with the three additional portals. Although many other carriers are members of one of the three, NYK Line will be the first carrier to join multiple portals.

NYK Line offers their own on-line applications through its website at www.nykline.com: Schedules; Container Tracking; Rate Inquiry; Booking; Shipping Instructions; Bill-of-Lading Processing; Cargo Tracing; Shipment Details.

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), founded in 1885, is Japanese largest marine transportation company with operations spanning the globe. NYK group operate some 758 vessels that provide a broad range of shipping services that include container, cruise, tramp, and specialized transport services. The Company also offers logistics services in a highly integrated transportation network.

NYK Line Signs on as Fifteenth Carrier in INTTRA's Global Logistics Network , Addition of Japan-based carrier expands INTTRA's presence in the Asian market, being the first Asian carrier to join the INTTRA. INTTRA has more than 1,200 registered shippers and freight forwarders around the globe, and has managed more than 160,000 bookings and 1.7 million container events since going live in October 2001.

Japan's largest container shipping line becomes 13th major ocean carrier to join GT Nexus Network, which now includes Japan's top three maritime shipping companies together with MOL (Mitsui-OSK Lines) and "K" Line. NYK Line is expected to begin supporting transactions over the GT Nexus Network within the next 30 days.