Caribbean niche carrier EWL expands to Asia /24 Feb 2003/

EWL is a major player in the Europe / Caribbean & Central America market and offers direct sailings to Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Barbados, Curacao, Aruba, Venezuela, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Nicaragua.

To offer a wider scope of destinations EWL has also transport possibilities to inland destinations in the above mentioned countries. The cargoes out of Asia are shipped on the Main Line Operators to Europe in order to be transshipped in Rotterdam on EWL own vessels.

EWL has been founded in 1985 and operates 7 x 1000 TEU's vessels. It recently expanded its services by calling St Maarten (Philipsburg) directly, the gateway to the Lee & Windward Islands: Grenada, St. Lucia, St.Vincent, Dominia, Antigua, Anguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, Nevis, Montserrat, St. Kitts, St. Croix, Tortola, St. Thomas, St. Barths, Virgin Gorda.

Ahlers Asia Pte Ltd. (Singapore) is a full subsidiary of Ahlers Logistic and Maritime Services. Through its network, Ahlers offers dedicated agency and logistic services in Asia with own offices in Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and India and dedicated agents in all major Asian ports.

For more information, please contact:

• E W L
  Mr Leo van Driel & Mr Richard Krouwel
  Tel. +31 10 2249400 - Fax: +31 10 4147112
  Email: lvandriel(at)ewl.nl & richardkrouwel(at)ewl.nl
  www.ewl.nl
• Ahlers Asia Pte Ltd
  Mr Marc Verbrugghe
  Tel.: +65 6 3244271 - Fax: +65 6 3246360
  E-mail: marc.verbrugghe(at)ahlers.com.sg
  www.ahlers.com