| November 16, 2007 |
| "K" Line and MOL Upgrade Container Service between |
| Asia-Mexico/West Coast South America |
| KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. ("K" Line, President: Hiroyuki Maekawa) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that the Asia-Mexico/West Coast South America container service called "New ANDES" will improve port coverage by adding direct calls at Qingdao, whose hinterland in Shandong province is regarded to have the highest potentiality of growth in North China in terms of export cargo production, import cargo processing and local consumption. This weekly direct calling at Qingdao is a unique service in this trade. |
| "Qingdao direct call" Service will be as follows: |
| Port Rotation |
| Hong Kong / Chiwan / Xiamen / Shanghai / Qingdao / Pusan / Manzanillo (Mexico) / Buenaventura (Colombia) / Callao (Peru) / Iquique (Chile) / Valparaiso (Chile) / Lirquen (Chile) / Yokohama / Keelung / Hong Kong |
| 1st Sailing |
| M/V Andes Bridge V.8505E (ETD Qingdao - November 22, 2007) |
| For further information, please contact: |
| Takafumi Kido |
| Deputy General Manager, Planning Team, Containerships Business Group |
| KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. |
| TEL:81-3-3595-5309 FAX:81-3-3595-5288 |