Nedlloyd to open service on mainland

THE Dutch Transport Minister, A Jorritsma, will inaugurate Nedlloyd Lines' China subsidiary during a visit to the mainland next month.

The shipping company received approval last week from China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation to set up the wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai.

Duties of Nedlloyd Lines (China) will include cargo solicitation, issuance of bills of lading and collection of freight charges.

The Dutch company, one of the world's largest shipping companies, said it would set up offices in other parts of China through its Shanghai unit. Nedlloyd has representative offices in Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Nanjing and Shanghai, and agents in other major ports and cities in China.

'The new subsidiary will enable Nedlloyd to further improve services to Chinese customers,' the company said.

Nedlloyd's China operations are computerised for cargo booking, document processing, communications, marketing and management functions.