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Shipping portals are websites which allow shippers, consignees and forwarders access to multiple carriers through a single site. Portals provide bookings, track and trace, and documentation, and allow users to communicate with their carriers. In many respects, a shipping portal is to the maritime industry what a global distribution system (GDS) is to the airline industry.
History
[edit]Shipping portals first emerged in 2000-2001 when CargoSmart, GT Nexus and INTTRA Inc. all launched their trial phases.[citation needed]
Portal members
[edit]Membership across the three main shipping portals comprises 30 carriers of varying sizes, but the majority are amongst the world's largest, so most of the industry's TEU capacity is represented.[1]
| Carrier[2] | TEU | CargoSmart | GT Nexus | INTTRA Inc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk / Safmarine / MCC Transport Singapore | 2,005,000 |  | | |
| Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) | 1,521,000 | | | |
| CMA CGM / Australian National Line (ANL) | 976,000 | | | |
| China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) | 497,000 | | | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 488,000 | | | |
| American President Lines (APL) | 470,000 | | | |
| China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) | 455,000 | | | |
| Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) | 420,000 | | | |
| Hanjin / Senator Line | 382,000 | | | |
| Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) | 380,000 | | | |
| Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) | 356,000 | | | |
| Hamburg Süd / Aliança | 318,000 | | | |
| K Line | 316,000 | | | |
| Yang Ming Line | 311,000 | | | |
| CSAV / Libra | 299,000 | | | |
| Zim Line | 277,000 | | | |
| Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) | 265,000 | | | |
| United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) | 150,000 | | | |
| Wan Hai Lines | 123,000 | | | |
| Emirates Shipping Line | 25,000 | | ||
| Crowley Maritime | 19,000 | | ||
| Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL) | 11,000 | |
Sailing schedule search engines
[edit]No portals can access all shipping lines. With around 250 container shipping lines world-wide, many carriers are left out. Sailing schedule search engines have emerged to allow users to find an appropriate service.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Container terminal
- Containerization
- Intermodal container
- List of busiest container ports
- List of ship companies
- Merchant vessel
- List of container shipping companies by ship fleets and containers
References
[edit]- ^ "COSCON signs up for INTTRA eVGM solution". Seatrade Maritime News.
- ^ AXS Marine Top 100 Container Lines