ECU-Line, INTTRA join to set up NVOCC documentation

ECU-LINE, an Antwerp-based NVOCC, has signed a pilot agreement with INTTRA, an e-commerce platform for the ocean freight industry, to receive shipping instructions from ECU-Line's less-than-container-load (LCL) shippers using the INTTRA platform.

Starting in March, the ECU Line group will pilot the new INTTRA service with two of its major customers before rolling out the solution to its global accounts later this year, a joint company statement said.

"INTTRA is in a unique position to help ECU-Line deliver this best-in-class solution with proven technology and a vast network. INTTRA users initiate more than 300,000 container orders per week, representing more than 10 per cent of global ocean container trade. INTTRA users are ECU-Line customers," it said.

The connection of ECU-Line to INTTRA for LCL will enable forwarders to benefit from a paperless documentation flow through INTTRA.

"ECU-Line sought from INTTRA a solution for ECU-Line's global customers with INTTRA-Link connections that enable them to use the same process with LCL as they do for FCL (full-container-load shipments). Using the INTTRA network, forwarders can work faster, with less errors caused by paper-based processes that require re-keying of data," said David Burns, director of product management at INTTRA.

Source: www.schednet.com