October 14, 2005

MOL Opens New India-Container Service

TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced a major upgrade between India and the Singapore Straits.
The new service will meet increasing demand for cargo transport to India, where trade is expanding significantly. The new service links Nhava Sheva in western India and Tuticorin in the south with Singapore and Port Kelang. It will use three 700-800 TEU-type containerships in joint operation with Advance Container Lines (Pte) Ltd. (Headquarters: Singapore) and Simatech Shipping & Forwarding LLC (Headquarters: U.A.E.).

MOL will offer the fastest, most reliable service from Japan to Nhava Sheva through connections with its unique Japan-Straits service.

Nhava Sheva Tuticorin Straits Express (NTX)
Service Rotation
Singapore (Saturday) - Port Kelang (Sunday/Sunday) - Nhava Sheva (Sunday/Monday) - Colombo (Thursday/Thursday) - Tuticorin (Friday/Saturday) - Colombo (Saturday/Sunday) - Port Kelang (Thursday/Friday) - Singapore (Friday)

Transit Time

<Via Singapore or Port Kelang>

Start of Service
M/V MOL Ambition: Saturday, November 5 with the sailing from Singapore
M/V MOL Ambition: Monday, November 14 with the sailing from Nhava Sheva

[Reference (Existing service)]
Nhava Sheva Express Service (NSX)
Singapore (Wednesday) - Colombo (Sunday) - Nhava Sheva (Tuesday/Wednesday) - Singapore (Tuesday)

Nhava Sheva Straits Service (NSS)
Port Kelang (Sunday) - Singapore (Monday/Tuesday) - Nhava Sheva (next Saturday/Sunday) - Port Kelang (Saturday)

Nhava Sheva Straits China(NSC)
Shanghai (Thursday) - Hong Kong (Saturday/Sunday) - Singapore (Wednesday/Thursday) - Nhava Sheva (Wednesday/Friday) - Singapore (Thursday/Friday) - Pasir Gudang (Friday/Saturday) - Laem Chabang (Monday) - Bangkok (Monday/Tuesday) - Laem Chabang (Tuesday/Wednesday) - Hong Kong (Sunday/Sunday) - Shanghai (Tuesday)