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1 Maersk Line s ECUBEX service CONNECTING CONTINENTS Quick Facts... 1 Maersk Line... 3 Funny Facts... 4 ZAO Maersk... 4 Maersk del Ecuador C.A... 6 Facts about the ECUBEX service... 6 Facts about the ice-classed vessels, N-type... 8 Facts about StarCare containers... 8

2 Quick Facts Maersk Line, the world s largest shipping company, has announced a new direct service between South America and Russia, called the ECUBEX service. Investment in this service has been motivated by client demand for reliable and fast refrigerated transportation of fruits, especially bananas, from Ecuador to the Russian market. Furthermore, it will give Russian exporters a unique opportunity to develop trade connections between Russia and South America The service will be the first direct liner route between the 2 countries and will stand out as a unique solution given the short transport time, bringing high quality Ecuadorian products to the Russian market. As trade links are enhanced and expanded, the route will bring benefits to Ecuadorian producers as well as Russian retailers. Maersk Line s ECUBEX service is the first: direct deep sea liner route between South America and Russia The service is on a weekly basis and will bring a full year reliable service with high capacity that will be fast and efficient. Maersk Lines Ecubex service: CONNECTING CONTINENTS RELIABLE FASTER - FRESHER

3 Maersk Line Maersk Line is the core liner shipping activity of the A.P. Moller Maersk Group, and the largest container shipping company in the world. The Maersk Line fleet comprises more than 500 vessels and a number of containers corresponding to more than 1,900,000 TEU (Twenty foot Equivalent Unit a container 20 feet long). This ensures a reliable and comprehensive coverage worldwide. Advanced ecommerce solutions assure customers of round-the-clock access to accurate, online information on the position of any given container, anywhere in the world. Maersk Line serves customers through a network of its own offices and third party agents, in more than 125 countries, ensuring consistent, high-quality service worldwide. Maersk Line was founded in The Headquarter is located in Copenhagen, Denmark and the CEO is Eivind Kolding. The A.P. Moller-Maersk Group was founded in 1904 by Arnold Peter Møller. Following Arnold Peter Møller s death in 1965, his son, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, assumed leadership of the Group, and the Group is now managed by Group CEO and Partner Nils Smedegaard Andersen. Maersk Line is a leading player on the global market for container transport. The vision of Maersk Line is to create opportunities in global commerce. A long relationship with Russia Mr. Arnold Peter Møller in St. Petersburg Coming from a position with a ship broker firm in Königsberg (Kaliningrad), Mr. A.P. Møller joined the chartering department of the large shipbrokers, H.J. Pallisen in June The enterprise included two steamship companies as well, and after a year, Mr. A.P. Møller took over management of those companies' bookkeeping and finance department. Soon after, Mr. A.P. Møller was given the responsibility of the shipowning department, which managed the fleets of both steamship companies. Having concluded his contract with the company in 1903, he returned to Denmark to fulfill another ambition which resulted in the establishment of Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg (The Steamship Company Svendborg) in today's A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S. The first call by a Maersk vessel to Russia was the earliest possible: The Steamship Company Svendborg had its first vessel - named SVENDBORG - delivered on 6 October 1904, and its first voyage with coal from Newport, Wales, went to Krohnstadt, just outside St. Petersburg, where it arrived on 20 October 1904.

4 What is container shipping? Containerisation is a global system of intermodal cargo transport using standardised containers, which can be loaded and sealed intact onto container ships, railroad cars, planes and trucks. Prior to the introduction of containers, cargo handling for sea transportation was both time consuming and expensive. Containers have changed that fundamentally. Transport is now safer and more affordable than ever before. World trade would not be the same without the modern container, invented in Today, it carries most goods in world trade. Every commodity and type of goods can be loaded and carried in the box, as the container is often referred to. As a result, modern container shipping has changed the way we transport goods around the world and has played a key role in globalisation. Funny Facts A single 20-foot container can hold about 48,000 bananas. So, in theory, a PSvessel such as the EMMA MAERSK can transport approximately 528 million bananas in a single voyage - enough to give every person in Europe or North America a banana for breakfast. If all Maersk Line containers were placed one after the other, they would reach about 19,000 km. This is more than the distance from Copenhagen, Denmark to Perth, Australia, via Cape Town, South Africa or almost half of the earth's circumference or almost three times the earth's radius. If all the Maersk Line containers were stacked on top of each other they would reach approximately 2,500 kilometres high, equivalent to stacking 8,550 Eiffel Towers on top of each other. At any one point in time, Maersk Line is transporting cargo worth approximately three percent of the world's GNP (world GNP in 2005: USD 36,356,240,000,000). In 2009, Maersk Line vessels will make around 35,000 port calls - equivalent to approximately four port calls per hour or one call every 15 minutes. ZAO Maersk ZAO Maersk is the representative of Maersk Line in Russia and was established in After almost 20 years of presence on the Russian market, our vision is still the same - to offer unmatched reliability in container shipping and make opportunities in global commerce. With five offices in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kaliningrad, Novorossiysk and Vladivostok we continue to be the pillar of the shipping industry in our region, following our global mission to remain the leading carrier to create value for our customers. Maersk Line is a key facilitator of meeting Russian consumer demands and a crucial link in Russian manufacturers supply chain transporting industrial input, accounting for more than 25% of Russia s containerized exports to the Far East and Middle East and more than 20% of imports from these regions.

5 Maersk Line is meeting requirements for container transportation of hundreds of customers both in Russia and overseas. The need is met through an extensive feeder network, and now Maersk Line is also introducing the first direct deep sea liner service to the Russian market, the ECUBEX service: CONNECTING CONTINENTS RELIABLE- FASTER - FRESHER The Maersk Line organization in Russia is managed by Managing Director Tom Hyldelund. Contact details and more information to be found on the following link:

6 Maersk del Ecuador C.A. Maersk del Ecuador C.A. was established in November, The first vessel, Maersk La Plata, arrived in Manta in April, Since then, Maersk del Ecuador C.A., the representative for Maersk Line in Ecuador, has developed active partnerships with its customers. We are driven by our main goal: to be the customer's first choice in shipping. Maersk Line serves Ecuador with three fully dedicated weekly services. One of them is the ECUBEX service that is CONNECTING CONTINENTS RELIABLE- FASTER - FRESHER The Maersk line organization in Ecuador is managed by Klaus Nielsen. Contact details and more information to be found on the following link: Facts about the ECUBEX service The new service is the fist-ever direct deep sea container service of new ice-classed vessel between South America and Russia. The new service brings the following opportunities: New markets for Russian exporters: Machinery to mining regions of Chile, fertilizers to agricultural regions of Ecuador and Colombia, foodstuff to Central America and Caribbean Reliable, faster and fresher: Compared with the traditional set-up, this weekly route provides a reliable service with a faster transit time allowing for higher quality and fresher products Patented container technology StarCare, developed by Maersk Line: Enable banana shippers to transport their cargo with container vessels which improves quality Shipments in containers can reach more distant locations within Russia, and the bananas will remain as if just harvested Smaller quantities, compared to traditional bulk shipments, enable importers to have more flexibility with the shipments, hence improving cash flow We believe that mutual opportunities exist that will contribute to economic growth and make it easier for international shipping to provide sustainable and high-quality service to the South American and Russian market. The Ecubex service will be the first direct deep sea liner route between South America and St. Petersburg. The service will be weekly and will consist of 6 new Ice-Class Container Vessels with maximum reefer capacity (600 plugs) and total nominal capacity of 2500 TEU.

7 CONNECTING CONTINENTS RELIABLE FASTER - FRESHER Schedule of the new service

8 Facts about the ice-classed vessels, N-type Length o.a meters Beam 30.23mtr Speed 22.5 kts Nominal capacity 2592 TEU Reefer plugs 600 Facts about StarCare containers Maersk Line sets new standards within the containerized Controlled Atmosphere business, with the introduction of the StarCare CA container StarCare is designed especially to carry bananas over longer distances StarCare maintains excellent cargo quality for up to 45 days Banana shippers will be able to reach more distant markets than ever before StarCare gives shippers/consignees more flexibility compared to Break Bulk StarCare eliminates the need for Banavac bags and thereby reduces costs