an intervening stop in Long Beach. The ships will also call at Ensenada, Lazaro Cardenas, and
Salina Cruz. Maruba will carry cargoes from Vancouver to Long Beach, where they will
interline with TMM vessels. A Maruba ship calls at Long Beach every 10 days. If there is
sufficient cargo for interlining, the voyage from Long Beach to Manzanillo (with the intervening
stops at the other Mexican ports) will take 8 days.

 Taking advantage of the burgeoning exports of apples and other deciduous fruits from
the Pacific Northwest to Mexico is one of the primary motivations for this new service.

 As an aside, it should be noted that the use of Vancouver, rather than a U.S. port in the
Pacific Northwest, was forced by the Jones Act, which forbids transit between two U.S. ports
by non-U.S. flag carriers.


 DOLE LONG BEACH-MANZANILLO SERVICE

 Also geared to take advantage of deciduous fruit movements to Mexico, Dole has
announced its intention to initiate service between Long Beach and Manzanillo. Dole will
operate two fully refrigerated containerships, each with 455 40-foot equivalent unit capacity.
Pacific Northwest fruit will be trucked to Long Beach. Typical transit times from the Pacific
Northwest to Mexico City follow:

 Pacific Northwest to Long Beach (truck) 2 days

 Transship to vessel in Long Beach 1 day

 Long Beach to Manzanillo 3 days

 Offload in Manzanillo 1 day

 Transit to Mexico City 1 day

 TOTAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO MEXICO CITY 8 days


 Instead of returning directly to Long Beach, ships will proceed to Guayaquil, Ecuador
to pick up produce, primarily bananas, for shipment to the U.S.