| December 10, 2008 |
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| "K" Line/PIL to Restructure Asia to South Africa Service |
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| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (""K" Line") and Pacific International Lines
(Pte) Ltd ("PIL"), today announced their joint weekly service from Asia
to South Africa starting from early March 2009. |
| Their current joint service with MISC Berhad ("MISC") will be dissolved
at the same time. |
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| This weekly service will then be restructured with 7 vessels of 3300 -3800
TEU capacity, of which five (5) vessels will be deployed by "K"
Line and two (2) vessels by PIL. |
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| Port rotation will be as follows: |
| Shanghai - Ningbo - Kaohsiung - Shekou - Hong Kong - Singapore - Port Kelang
- Durban – Cape town - Port Kelang - Singapore - Hong Kong - Shanghai |
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| Both "K" Line and PIL are committed to providing excellent service to meet
the shipping needs of their customers with seven (7) compatible vessels
dedicated to serve South Africa, and with good connectivity throughout
Asia. |
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| For further information, please contact: |
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| Yu Kurimoto |
| Manager, Planning Team, Container Business Group |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. |
| Tel: +81-3-3595-5309 Fax: +81-3-3595-5288 |
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