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MOL's "CBW" service starts calling Hibiki Port

October 25, 2007

TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced to start calling at Hibiki Port (Kita-Kyushu) in its Japan-Thailand route named "CBW", which links West Japan and South Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand.

Hibiki Port opened in April 2005 in the Kita-Kyushu area, where is a hub of industries including automobiles, chemicals, and electronics.

MOL is the first Japanese shipping company to call at this port, and will offer the convenient and effective service for customers in this growing market. MOL continues its strategy to expand services one after another to meet tremendous growth in demand for containerized cargo transport to and from Asia, as well as intra-Asia shipping.

Rotation

Osaka (Thu) - Kobe (Thu/Fri) - Moji (Sat) - Hibiki (Sat) - Hakata (Sun) - Pusan (Mon) - Manila (Fri) - Laem Chabang (Tue) - Bangkok (Wed/Thu) - Osaka (Thu)

Start of Service

M/V MOL Acclaim V.0030S, arriving at Hibiki Port on November 10, 2007

Main Transit Times

From Japan

Osaka Kobe Moji/Hibiki Hakata
Manila 8 7 6 5
Laem Chabang 12 11 10 9
Bangkok 13 12 11 10

To Japan

Osaka Kobe Moji/Hibiki Hakata
Laem Chabang 8 8 10 10
Bangkok 7 7 9 9