Norasia Announces a new Service (10th December, 2004)
New Service Links Ports in China With Europe

Hong Kong, December 10th, 2004-Norasia, a member of the CSAV Group, today officially announced that it would be launching its new AME service in May 2005. This new service will be Norasia's independent service on the important Asia to North Europe and North Europe to Middle East trade routes. The new AME will link ports in Central and Southern China to Northern Europe. On the eastbound leg the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf will be served direct.

The service is expected to commence in May 2005 and will deploy 8 ships of around 4100 - 4,400 TEUs capacity. Norasia will provide all 8 ships. The service capacity will be upgraded to 5,500 TEUs during the first half of 2006

In response to the growing market on this trade, this new service from Norasia highlights our commitment to our customers to offer an ever-increasing range of services and ports.

As trade expands rapidly in 2005 and beyond, Norasia is well placed to ensure its customers are positioned to benefit with more ports, prompt transit times, and top tier service.

Norasia is a leading shipping line in the East West routes with over 20 years of experience between Asia, Europe. Based in Hong Kong, it is part of the CSAV Group, which is located in Valparaiso, Chile. To know more visit our website http://www.norasia.com/

For queries contact: marketing@norasia.com