INTTRA, a provider of e-commerce solutions for the ocean freight industry, reports an increase in usage of their global e-commerce solutions by the containerized shipping industry. In 2011, transactions through INTTRA's e-commerce platform increased by 24 percent.

INTTRA processed 22.4 million container transactions in 2011, representing the largest share of global ocean containerized freight e-commerce. This growth reflects the industry's continued desire to maximize focus on core competitive differentiators. INTTRA facilitates this by streamlining and standardizing the processes and common transactions in ocean container shipping via a global, independent transactional network that efficiently connects carriers and their customers.

Based on Drewry Maritime Research's projected 2011 global container growth of 6.5%, INTTRA's transaction growth represents almost four times 2011 industry volume growth.. As shippers continue to find value in automating their ocean freight buying, usage of INTTRA's I-ACT online channel increased by 36 percent.

INTTRA recently introduced OceanMetrics, a performance measurement platform for INTTRA's user community that uses INTTRA transaction data to evaluate schedule reliability and booking performance.