Japanese boost for ShipServ

London: ShipServ TradeNet reports its volume of business tranasctions has risen sharply thanks to an increased number of Japanese companies using the e-commerce platform for ship supplies trading. Companies like Meiji Shipping Group, Solar Japan Co and NYK have all adopted e-commerce, it says, taking its business past the 2m transaction mark less than one year after it passed 1m.  [17/07/06]