PSA Corporation’s Portnet.com Signs Agreement with China’s Liaoning Provincial Government to Further Develop Information Technology Services in North-East China

PSA Corporation’s subsidiary Portnet.com Pte Ltd, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China’s Liaoning Provincial Government to provide B2B e-commerce business services for the maritime and logistics industries in Northeast China.

The MOU was signed in Singapore on 27 Nov 01 by Mr Zhang Tie Min, Deputy Director, Liaoning Provincial Planning Commission, Mr Robert Yap, Managing Director, Portnet.com Pte Ltd, and Mr Lye Chee Whye, General Manager, Dalian Portnet Co Ltd.

Witnessing the signing were His Excellency Xia Deren, Vice Governor, Liaoning Provincial Government, and Dr Yeo Ning Hong, Chairman, PSA Corporation.

Mr Robert Yap, Managing Director, Portnet.com Pte Ltd, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, Chairman, PSA Corporation, His Excellency Xia Deren, Vice Governor, Liaoning Provincial Government, Mr Zhang Tie Min, Deputy Director, Liaoning Provincial Planning Commission, Mr Lye Chee Whye, General Manager, Dalian Portnet Co Ltd. (From left to right)

Said Mr Zhang Tie Min, Deputy Director, Liaoning Provincial Planning Commission, “We are confident that this partnership with Portnet.com would strategically enhance Liaoning’s position in the global maritime arena. The Liaoning Provincial Government will work closely with Portnet.com and Dalian Portnet Co. Ltd to improve the information flow processes in the ports of Liaoning such as Dalian, Yingkou and Jingzhou. We look forward to the benefits brought about by Dalian Portnet’s suite of internet-based B2B e-commerce services which will greatly boost the service levels of Liaoning’s maritime and logistics industries.”

Said Mr Robert Yap, Managing Director, Portnet.com Pte Ltd, “Portnet.com is well-positioned to meet growing demands of China’s maritime and logistics industries. We will work hand-in-hand with the Liaoning Provincial Government to help Dalian Portnet Co. Ltd develop a reliable and secured e-commerce platform for Liaoning’s maritime and logistics sectors.

Liaoning is a coastal province of China situated on the southern part of North-east China. Its strategic location connects the North-east China region with the Bohai Rim, making it an important gateway to North-east China’s foreign trade. Liaoning has an advanced communication network comprising excellent infrastructural facilities for sea, rail, road and air transport.

Dalian Portnet Co. Ltd (DPN) is a joint venture between the Port of Dalian Authority, Portnet.com Pte Ltd and Dalian Container Terminal Co. Ltd. Building on its 17 years of e-commerce experience in port operations from PSA’s proprietary PORTNET® system, DPN is well placed to provide customised comprehensive end-to-end e-commerce solutions for the regional shipping community.

DPN’s business partners include China Shipping & Trading Network, Dalian Customs, Dalian Railway Container Transportation Company, Dalian Communications Bureau, Liaoning Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau. These partnerships serve to enrich the service contents and expand the service coverage of DPN’s e-commerce platform, enabling it to provide even better services for its customers. For more information, consult the Dalian Portnet Website at www.dpn.com.cn or call +86-411-2732333.

Dalian Portnet is one of DPN’s core products. Modelled after PSA’s proprietary IT system, PORTNET®, Dalian Portnet will be a key information hub for the shipping and logistics community in the North-east region. It will be the e-commerce platform for shipping lines, hauliers, freight forwarders, shippers and local government agencies to communicate with the port and with each other.

• Workflow management
• Online ordering of port services;
• Resource booking and allocation;
• Facilitation of billing process;
• Linkage to government agencies;
• Virtual e-community of parties in the shipping and port industry, including freight forwarders, hauliers, shippers and shipping lines;
• Cargo clearance