November 04, 2011

TOKYO - MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd., (President: Toshifumi Kato) today announced that its subsidiary in China, Shanghai Huajia Int'l Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. (Chief Executive Officer: Lui Chi-keung), has started operations at new branches in Chongqing and Wuhan branches.

Chongqing City is in the Eastern Sichuan basin of the upper Yangtze River. It shares a border with Henan and Hubei provinces in the east, Sichuan Province in the west, Guizhou Province in the south, and Shaanxi Province in the north, and covers an extensive area of 470km east-west and 450km south-north. Automobile and other industries are already established in the city. Recently, personal computer manufacturers have accelerated a move of their production centers into the city, which is positioned for even stronger growth in the future.

Wuhan City, the capital of Hubei Province, has also experienced rapid economic and commercial growth, along with the rest of the province and neighboring areas in Jiangxi, Anhui, and Henan provinces. Those areas are expected to see even more growth as more Japanese companies move in at an ever-faster pace.

MOL Logistics (Japan) continues to provide a wide range of customized services including inventory control, freight forwarding, and delivery to meet various customer needs in Chongqing and Wuhan.

Outlines of the Chongqing and Wuhan branches are follows:

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With the opening of Chongqing and Wuhan branches, the number of MOL Logistics branches in China totals 16: Shanghai, Shanghai WBLZ, Beijing, Dalian, Qingdao, Suzhou, Ningbo, Wuxi, Zhangjiangang, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Chongqing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Shenzhen & Hong Kong

TOKYO-MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd., (President: Toshifumi Kato) today announced the conclusion of an agency contract with a freight forwarder with an extensive network in Africa. MOL Logistics expects Africa to grow as an emerging market following the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) markets, and is moving aggressively to expand its service network all over the continent.

The forwarder has its headquarters in Dubai, a commercial and logistics hub for the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, and offices in 12 African countries. It has a strong track record and extensive experience in both import and export operations.

Office Locations:
Central Africa: Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo
East Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Southern Africa: Zambia
Southwest Africa: Mozambique
West Africa: Togo, Ghana, Nigeria

MOL Logistics (Japan) works continually to meet various logistics needs related to Africa by offering contract logistics in the Middle East, with Dubai as a gateway, as well as inbound and outbound sea and air services.

For further information, please contact:
Tomoichiro Fukui, General Manager
Planning & Marketing Dept.
MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd.
TEL: 81-3-3830-7887/FAX: 81-3-6891-1361
e-mail : tyoagm@mol-logistics.co.jp

TOKYO - MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd. (President: Toshifumi Kato) today announced its organizational change related to ocean freight forwarding service as of August 1.

Container cargo shipping in/outbound Japan (Tokyo/Yokohama area) conventionally has been handled by the Ocean Transport Dept. but MOL Logistics (Japan) has restructured to form two divisions: the Ocean Transport Administration Dept. and the Ocean Transport Sales Dept., to strengthen operations and customer services.

Strengthening ocean freight service that expects for future growth is an important part of our midterm management plan, VISION 2012. We continually further solidify the business base of the service and strive to provide high-quality services for increase in ocean cargo trades.

We will make maximum use of our expertise to meet various customer needs, expanding not only container cargo but also break bulk cargo such as plant export more than ever.

In 2010, MOL Logistics (Japan) assigned personnel in Thailand (Southeast Asia) and Shanghai (East Asia) to manage regional ocean cargo operations to expand the business in those regions. With the organizational changes, we will further strengthen ties within and across the regions and enhance the structure to expand offshore ocean cargo trades other than in/outbound Japan.

With this organizational change, the Moving and Courier Group was separated from the former Ocean Transport Dept. and become an independent organization.

For further information, please contact:

Hidetoshi Minematsu, Director
MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd.
TEL: 81-3-3830-7895/FAX: 81-3-6891-1356
E-mail: cgo.info@mol-logistics.co.jp

TOKYO - MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd., (President: Toshifumi Kato) today announced that it has expanded the scope of its certification under the ISO9001 Quality Management System to cover ocean cargo shipping operations, effective July 29.

The company acquired certification for air cargo in 1996, and now, as part of its efforts to strengthening its overall ocean shipping cargo business, it decided to acquire ISO 9001 standards, and received an audit at Tokyo by Nippon Kaiji Kentei Quality Assurance Ltd. in May 2011, acquring final approval on July 29.

MOL Logistics (Japan) intends to continue providing the highest quality service in our all business, providing added value to every customer that uses MOL Logistics for freight forwarding service.

For further information, please contact:

Yasuyuki Higashino, responsible for quality control
Planning & Marketing Dept.
MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd.
TEL: 81-3-3830-7887/FAX: 81-3-6891-1361
e-mail : mlg.iso9001@mol-logistics.co.jp

TOKYO - MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd. (President: Toshifumi Kato) today announced that its subsidiary in China, Shanghai Huajia International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. has been selected as the automobile parts logistics provider for Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. and has launched service for the automaker's production plant in Beijing.

The Beijing Benz Plant produced about 50,000 units in 2010, and expects a significant increase in 2011.

Shanghai Huajia International Freight Forwarding collects automobile parts directly from suppliers in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Wuhan, and Chongqing for delivery to the Beijing Benz plant. The company also returns parts containers and other packaging materials to the suppliers.

Before starting the service which includes long-range truck routes of up to 1,500 km, in order to meets the high-level needs of Beijing Benz, the company worked closely with them and established a system that offers the following services:

MOL Logistics is engaged in many high-value added services such as buyer's consolidation, constant temperature air and ocean transport of pharmaceutical products, and constant-temperature storage, transport, quality checking, and other associated services for wines. Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Germany also has high regard for MOL Logistics' s services, which led to the contract for this service.

MOL Logistics takes a proactive approach to developing safe, reliable value-added logistics services that perfectly meet a wide range of customer needs.

For further information, please contact:
Hidetoshi Minematsu
General Manager
Logistics Solution Dept.
MOL Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd.
Tel: 81-3-3830-7895/Fax: 81-3-6891-1356
E-mail: tyols@mol-logistics.co.jp