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JOC Sailings Collaborates with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
to Launch Custom Online Gateway
NEWARK, N.J., July 9 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
The PANYNJ customized micro-site extends the breadth and depth of key regional
information for the cargo shipping industry
Global Trade (UBM GT) is a leader in providing point-to-point sailing schedules and
business news for the maritime industry and is proud to announce the joint launch of
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) - an online resource for critical and timely information in relationship to doing
business within this key region.
"The value of this landing page is the overall package of promoting and driving
traffic to the micro-site, significant global exposure, and high-level port industry
data driving trade to and from this region. Our client's custom micro-site is a
highly-targeted online extension of their marketing and branding operation, lead
generation-flow and metrics," said Ray Venturino, VP Global Seaports of JOC Sailings.
The PANYNJ's grasp of shipping professionals will be enhanced by the inclusion of
various multimedia on the micro-site that will lead to successful interaction between
them and the freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and global shippers who wish to
utilize this six terminal complex. By residing on the newly designed JOC Sailings
platform, visitors to this destination will gain instant access to advanced sailing
schedules, carrier search, significant news and data analysis compiled by JOC
Sailings expert editors and captains of the ocean transport community.
By joining forces with JOC Sailings, the bistate agency aims to increase its
online presence to further penetrate its target market and provide effective digital
communications about the Port of New York and New Jersey's service offerings and
capital improvements for customers.
This collaborative effort between JOC Sailings and the PANYNJ was designed as an
online vehicle to provide a dynamic and targeted environment to increase the NY/NJ
port's online exposure with keyword search inclusion on jocsailings.com.
About JOC Sailings
JOC Sailings, a division of The Journal of Commerce which is published by UBM GT,
and is a global transportation resource for professionals involved in the ocean
transportation industry. JOCSailings.com's state-of-the-art search engine provides
access to worldwide shipping schedules and related news on carrier rates, port
developments and regulatory issues that affect containerized cargo and ocean
transportation industry.
About The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operates many of the busiest and
most important transportation links in the region. They include John F. Kennedy
International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia, Stewart International and
Teterboro airports; AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark; the George Washington Bridge
and Bus Station; the Lincoln and Holland tunnels; the three bridges between Staten
Island and New Jersey; the PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) rapid-transit system;
Port Newark; the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal; the Howland Hook Marine
Terminal on Staten Island; the Port Authority Auto Marine Terminal; the Brooklyn
Piers/Red Hook Container Terminal; and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown
Manhattan. The agency also owns the 16-acre World Trade Center site in Lower
Manhattan and is a partner in the Access to the Region's Core tunnel project.
About UBM Global Trade
UBM Global Trade provides proprietary data, news, business intelligence and
analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and
logistics industries worldwide. The company's portfolio of more than 100 online,
print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce,
JoC Events, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade
and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of
United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in East Windsor, N.J., with offices
throughout the U.S., and in Canada and Hong Kong. For more information, explore
About United Business Media Limited
UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information
distribution, targeting and monitoring, and the development and monetization of B2B
communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional
commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to
jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print
and business information products. The 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries is
organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and
sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively
SOURCE: JOC Sailings
CONTACT: Ray Venturino,
Vice President Global Seaports,
The Journal of Commerce,
+1-973-848-7207,
rventurino@joc.com
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