NEWARK, New Jersey, December 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- JOC Sailings (http://www.jocsailings.com), a division of United Business Media Global Trade (UBM GT) and a leader in providing point-to-point sailing schedules and business news for the maritime industry, implemented search and architectural improvements as part of an ongoing plan to improve users' experience on http://www.jocsailings.com - an online resource for worldwide sailing schedules, carrier and vessel directories and timely maritime news.

JOC Sailings' business executives and web development team earlier this year devoted several months to the launch of a revised website, which took place in July 2010. Since then, they have continued to invest in analyzing and improving the site's value for its visitors. One result of these efforts has been a dramatic decrease in page load times. The team will continue to test and monitor progress for further development.

Perfecting the schedule search module that is the crown jewel of JOC Sailings is a top priority. Ocean transportation professionals, including port officials, freight forwarders and manufacturers, rely upon this tool daily to obtain port-to-port sailings schedules. Direct feedback from customers regarding their experiences with the newly redesigned website have led to some notable enhancements:

- Allowing "All Origin Points" or "All Destination Points" as search criteria. These options allow users to run a single search for all vessels coming into or leaving a specific port-something that required multiple "Region" searches in the past. - Adding "Container" as a separate Vessel Type search filter. Previously included in the default "All" category, this new filter gives users greater ability to define their searches and receive more relevant results.

"Our continuous dedication to building upon the success of the JOC Sailings global sailing schedule module and the delivery of informative maritime industry news is based on our priority to keep customers happy and gain repeat business from our clients. We will do what we have to keep this positive relationship flourishing." said Ray Venturino, VP Global Seaports of JOC Sailings.

JOC Sailings provides NVOCC's, 3PL's, BCO's and other major players in the ocean shipping industry with a global sailing schedule module that accurately displays sailing schedules. Searches may be performed by region, country and ports, and refined by carriers, vessel types, departure dates and date ranges. Results include arrival dates, vessel names and voyage numbers, which can be sorted by column.