JOC Sailings Collaborates with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to Launch Custom Online Gateway

NEWARK, N.J., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- JOC Sailings (www.jocsailings.com) a division of United Business Media 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 the PANYNJ custom micro-site – 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 www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-221-5488, or outside US at +1-609-371-7700.

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 and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com.

SOURCE JOC Sailings

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