HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has added the ePouch feature to its My OOCL Centre's eFolder service to help customers send a bill of lading copy and a statement of account to third parties.

Users will only require the recipient's email address to use the "simple and fast" ePouch function, a press statement from the carrier said.

While OOCL's existing customers can use their MOC or CargoSmart accounts to access the ePouch service,new users can register at http://www.oocl.com/ free of charge.

My OOCL Centre was developed by the shipping line to reduce business costs, save time, and offer total transparency and maximum control to its customers.

Its eFolder service, which provides full visibility to customers' colleagues or partners, free of charge enables easy retrieval and record-keeping of OOCL provided documents, OOCL required documents and user-defined documents.