G6 Alliance moves launch of Aisa-Europe service up to March, 8th February 2012

News Release Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Head Office) February 10, 2012

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Tokyo, 8
FEBRUARY 2012 -
Members of the G6 Alliance announced today that their groundbreaking cooperation
in Asia-Europe container shipping will begin operation in the first week of
March – one month ahead of schedule.
 
“We
are eager to roll out our competitive products to benefit customers by offering
a comprehensive and increased coverage of 40 ports in the Asia-Europe market
with more sailing frequency,” the members said in a
statement. “Customer response to the G6 Alliance is strong,
the latest economic condition in the trade supports the timing of the launch,
and we are ready to meet the market’s expectations.”
 
The G6
Alliance, serving the Asia-to-Europe-and-Mediterranean market was announced last
December. The G6 Alliance members are the carriers in the
Grand Alliance and New World Alliance: APL, Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hyundai Merchant
Marine, Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container
Line.
 
The G6
Alliance will launch six services between Asia and North Europe in the first
week of March.  Those serving Japanese ports will commence
after completion of consultations with the Japan Harbor Transportation
Association and labor unions.
 
A
seventh service will follow when it can be supported by sustainable trade
conditions.  The service will provide direct coverage to the
Bohai Bay ports in Dalian and Xingang.     

 
The G6
Alliance will continue the existing Asia-Mediterranean Express Service (EUM) and
will also launch a new Asia-Black Sea Express service (ABX) in the first week of
April.  
 
The base-plan
port rotation of the G6 Alliance loops is as follows, subject to the
confirmation of berth availability:
 
Loop 1
Kobe – Nagoya – Shimizu –
Tokyo – Hong Kong – Cai Mep – Singapore – Jeddah – Rotterdam - Hamburg –
Southampton – Le Havre – Singapore – Hong Kong – Kobe
 
Loop 2 
To be
finalized
 
Loop 3
Shanghai – Ningbo – South
China – Singapore – Tangier – Rotterdam – Bremerhaven – Gdansk - Gothenburg –
Rotterdam – Jeddah – Singapore – South China – Hong Kong - Shanghai
 
Loop 4
Ningbo – Shanghai – South
China – Singapore – Southampton - Hamburg – Rotterdam – Singapore – South China
– Ningbo
 
Loop 5
Kwangyang – Pusan –
Shanghai – South China – Singapore - Rotterdam - Hamburg – Thamesport –
Singapore – Kwangyang
 
Loop 6
Kaohsiung – Xiamen –
South China – Hong Kong - Singapore – Colombo – Southampton - Antwerp – Hamburg
– Rotterdam – Jebel Ali – Singapore – South China – Kaohsiung
 
Loop 7
Qingdao – Shanghai – Hong
Kong - South China – Singapore – Salalah – Le Havre – Rotterdam - Hamburg –
Southampton – Tangier – Salalah – Singapore – South China – Qingdao
 
ABX Service

Ningbo - Shanghai – South
China – Hong Kong – Singapore – Port Said – Ashdod – Istanbul – Constanza -
Odessa – Istanbul – Ashdod – Port Said – Singapore – Ningbo
 
EUM
Service
Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo
– South China – Hong Kong – Singapore – Port Klang – Jeddah – Damietta – Genoa –
FOS Sur Mer – Barcelona – Valencia – Damietta – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong –
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