BAX Global Enhances Cargo Management Service; Offers Expanded Real-Time Tracking of Ocean Shipments; Service Intra-Asia and to North America Enables Detailed Inventory Visibility Service.

IRVINE, Calif. -- BAX Global Inc., a leading supply chain management and transportation company, announced the enhancement of its integrated Ocean Cargo Management service for Asia to North America and Intra-Asia ocean shipments. The enhanced service enables electronic visibility of inventory for North American importers to create Asian manufacturing and retail plans, optimizing the needed resources well in advance of the shipment.

BAX's Cargo Management Services cover four main categories: sophisticated track and trace to include part, carton and SKU level data; enhanced reporting tools, enabling any user to obtain necessary, actionable data; purchase order management, showing which POs were opened, booked, received, shipped or canceled; and consolidation services for vendor management and LCL programs.

"BAX Global's online Cargo Management service is perfect for fast-growing companies that need assistance managing the complexities and demands of Asia-Pacific logistics," said Gary Osterbach, BAX's vice president, Ocean Inbound, based in Irvine. "Small to midsize companies working with Asia's manufacturing centers benefit the most from this service. It's not just for multi-national companies."

Offering many different shipment management tools, customers can select from BAX's menu of pre- and post-transit support services through the secure online tool, MyBAX(SM). Clients can easily locate specific SKUs in a particular container or consolidation. Buyers and distribution managers can see the product count and type, so that they can plan future purchases based on their customers' changing buying patterns.

"The key here, is that small to midsize companies can obtain quick, sophisticated and reliable data that is easy-to-read and user-friendly. They now have real-time access, through BAX's secure Web portal, to large amounts of actionable data to manage their supply chain," commented David Valenta, international product manager for BAX in Irvine.

BAX's ocean service also verifies all customs paperwork is checked and collected from offshore vendors and prepared according to U.S. regulations prior to vessel arrival. This ensures a smooth customs clearance process.

"This Cargo Management service adds to BAX's significant experience and infrastructure in Asia-Pacific, especially in the rapidly growing southern China and India manufacturing centers," said Ian Blackman, BAX's vice president, Ocean Freight, based in Hong Kong. "In addition, our local knowledge gives us the ability to get things done faster, more accurately and at lower cost for our customers," said Blackman. BAX's Asia network is extensive with over 3,800 employees in 54 offices across 15 Asia-Pacific countries.

BAX's Cargo Management system, geared towards small to midsize companies, offers lower costs through consolidation of shipments with other suppliers and faster delivery times. BAX's product brings the benefits of Cargo Management until now only afforded to larger shippers -- who receive similar data feeds into their proprietary systems or through BAX portals.

About BAX Global Inc.

BAX Global Inc., with worldwide headquarters in Irvine, is a $2 billion supply chain management and transportation solutions company offering multi-modal logistics management for business-to-business shippers through a global network of nearly 500 offices in 133 countries. BAX specializes in managing the movement of heavyweight packages and cargo of all shapes and sizes. It offers specialty services for the aerospace, automotive, high-tech, retail and health care industries. A complete listing of BAX services is available on the Web at www.baxglobal.com.