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NOL Group Extends Presence in Russian Far East Singapore, St. Petersburg: 09 December, 2005 – Global container transportation company, NOL Group, has extended the reach of its operations in the Russian Far East with the establishment of new customer service and operations centres for its container shipping business, APL, in Vladivostok and Vostochny. APL's new offices in these key locations - serving Central and Eastern Russia - are part of the company's plans to strategically expand its presence in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Last year APL (CIS), a wholly-owned Russian entity was created to handle the business formerly managed by a local agency. APL (CIS) has two existing offices in Russia - in St Petersburg and a branch office in Moscow, with responsibility for the business under Poul Kristensen, Regional Managing Director for Russia, CIS and the Baltic States. APL serves Russia and the CIS through Baltic ports via the North Continent, by the Trans Siberian Railway and through Black Sea ports. In addition to the new offices, APL's sales team in Moscow will be expanded to cover the Eastern Russia gateways. Mr Kristensen said the two new offices, which will work closely with APL's Korea business, reflected the increasing demand from customers wanting services into the Russian Far East, and global connections from this region. "The Russian Far East, and the region more generally, is becoming an increasingly important sourcing location for our global customers. We have had a strong presence here for some time, mostly through our agency partners, but we are now seeing an opportunity to service their needs better through our own team." APL Korea Managing Director SW Lee said the combination of APL's existing operations and capabilities, together with the new offices, would enable APL to broaden its contact with customers and grow business from the region - particularly by utilising the company's existing rail capabilities. He said, this would include new service options connecting the central republics of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan with APL's global supply chain network. About APL Media Enquiries Poul Kristensen |
