News Release

News Release MOL (Europe) B.V. (European Head Office) March 18, 2011

ROTTERDAM, 18 March 2011 –MOL is upgrading its current ARN product to a fixed day weekly service
between Europe and West Africa, with excellent connections via Antwerp for Asian and North American
cargo.
The new service will launch from Hamburg on 6 April, calling Thamesport, Antwerp, Dakar (Senegal), Tin
Can (Nigeria), Tema (Ghana), Antwerp, Hamburg. Abidjan will also be included in the schedule when the
political situation in the Ivory Coast allows.
“This reliable weekly service, with fast transit times, will be especially useful for customers shipping fresh
produce from West Africa to Europe and further afield,” says Colin de Souza, Vice President North South
Trades, Trade Management –Europe.
French customers can benefit from excellent connections between Le Havre and Antwerp southbound, and
Le Havre and Hamburg northbound.
Transit Times
FROM/TO-> Dakar
Tincan
island Tema Abidjan
Hamburg 10 16 23 26
Thamesport 8 14 21 24
Antwerp 7 13 20 23
FROM/TO-> Antwerp Hamburg Thamesport
Dakar 27 29 31
Tin Can Island 16 18 20
Tema 14 16 18
Abidjan* 12 14 16
*Abidjan - subject to political situation