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宝くじ ビンゴ 5's "CBW" service starts calling Hibiki Port

October 25, 2007

TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (宝くじ ビンゴ 5, 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.

宝くじ ビンゴ 5 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. 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 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 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 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