TERMINAL PORTE OCEANE Company, a joint-venture between A.P. MØLLER-MAERSK and the French stevedoring group PERRIGAULT SA has signed a concession agreement with the PORT AUTHORITY OF LE HAVRE to operate and manage a new container terminal in Port 2000, Le Havre.

TERMINAL PORTE OCEANE operates on a feature 700 meters of berth, with ancillary services, state-of-the-art IT systems and a full suite of container handling equipment including post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes.

PERRIGAULT Group

The PERRIGAULT Group, mainly through TERMINAUX DE NORMANDIE in Le Havre, is among the leaders in the French stevedoring industry. Besides container stevedoring, the group also operates conventional vessels and car carriers, performs container repairs and is involved in barge shipping operations between Le Havre, Rouen and Paris.

To perform its activity, the Perrigault Group (around 1000 people) employs close to 20% of the total French dockers workforce.

> Web site: www.t-n.fr - Groupe Perrigault / Terminaux de Normandie

A.P. MØLLER-MAERSK

A.P. MØLLER-MAERSK Group, with around 110,000 employees and offices in more than 125 countries of the world. In addition to container terminals, the group is involved in container shipping and logistics; tankers, offshore and other shipping activities; retail; exploration for and production of oil and gas; shipyards and other industrial activities.

In France the Group is already present in container transportation, logistics and ship owning through its affiliate MAERSK FRANCE SA, employing more than 500 people.

> Web site: www.apmoller.com - The A.P. Moller - Maersk Group