Press Release

Modern Terminals and WNS Form Strategic Partnership to Service the Shipping & Logistics Industry

11 January 2013

Hong Kong, China and Mumbai, India, Jan 11, 2013: Modern Terminals Limited, a leading container terminal operator headquartered in Hong Kong, and WNS (Holdings) Limited (WNS) (NYSE:WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver BPO services and solutions to the shipping and logistics industry.

Under the agreement, WNS and Modern Terminals will jointly work to provide shippers, forwarders, 3PL’s and ocean carriers BPO services designed to reduce costs as well as improve business process efficiency and effectiveness.

"We are continuously on the lookout for new and more innovative ideas that can potentially add value for our customers,” said Peter J. Levesque, Chief Commercial Officer, Modern Terminals. “This strategic framework agreement with WNS will enable Modern Terminals to provide a combination of creative service options for our client base, beyond traditional port services".

“We believe that our alliance with Modern Terminals, will allow WNS to reach a target set of industry leaders through our joint value proposition that promises to deliver operational excellence and enhanced end-customer experience.” said Keshav R. Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS.

Modern Terminals has been continuously aiming to deliver service excellence ever since the company’s inception, with the opening of Hong Kong's first purpose-built container terminal in September 1972. The company has just celebrated its 40th anniversary last year and has an annual capacity of over 7 million TEUs. Modern Terminals has also been actively expanding into Mainland China in recent years. The company holds majority stake in and operates Da Chan Bay Terminal One in the Pearl River Delta (PRD).

Jaison Augustine, Senior Vice President and Segment Head, Shipping & Logistics BU at WNS added, “We believe this partnership provides us with a great platform for offering innovative solutions to industry leaders associated with Modern Terminals. WNS’s solutions for the shipping and logistics industry span several key business processes including bookings, tariff management, export & import documentation, terminal operations, equipment control, finance & accounting and analytics. We are excited about the opportunities to enhance and refine these offerings through this partnership.”

WNS brings to the relationship an established leadership position in delivering end-to-end BPO services to the shipping and logistics industry, along with a proven track record of providing operational process excellence, customized solutions and actionable insights.