Evergreen collaboration on service

Taiwan"s two leading carriers, Evergreen Line and Wan Hai Lines, have concluded slot-sharing agreements on intra-Asia trades.

Taiwan"s two leading carriers, Evergreen Line and Wan Hai Lines, have concluded slot-sharing agreements on intra-Asia trades covering Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan and Korea commencing later this month. The agreements consist of slot exchanges between Evergreen"s North East Asia-South East Asia Service-A (NSA)/ North East Asia-South East Asia Service-B (NSB) and Wan Hai"s Korea-South East Asia Service (KSS) / Korea-Vietnam Service (KVS).

The NSA service rotation is as follows: Osaka ? Kobe ? Iwakuni ? Moji ? Hakata ? Taipei ? Taichung ? Kaohsiung ? Nansha ? Shekou ? Hong Kong.

First Sailing: "UNI-PERFECT 1183-084S" estimated arrival in Osaka on 2/28/09.

The NSB service rotation is as follows: Kaohsiung ? Taichung ? Taipei ? Hong Kong ? Pasir Gudang ? Tanjung Pelepas ? Penang ? Port Klang ? Tanjung Pelepas ? Singapore ? Manila.

First Sailing: "ITAL ONORE 1179-021S" estimated arrival in Kaohsiung on 2/22/09.

The KSS service rotation is as follows: Penang ? Port Klang ? Pasir Gudang ? Singapore ? Hong Kong ? Kaohsiung ? Keelung ? Inchon ? Kwangyang ? Pusan? Keelung ? Kaohsiung? Hong Kong? Singapore ? Port Klang ? Penang.

First Sailing: "WAN HAI 313 S039" estimated arrival in Inchon on 2/27/09.

The KVS service rotation is as follows: Inchon ? Kwangyang ? Ulsan ? Pusan ? Keelung ? Taichung ? Hong Kong ? Ho Chi Minh ? Kaohsiung ? Taichung ? Keelung ? Inchon .The service sector for slot exchanges is from South Bound: Hong Kong ? Ho Chi Minh & North Bound: Ho Chi Minh ? Kaohsiung.

First Sailing: "WAN HAI 202 S267" estimated arrival in Hong Kong on 2/27/09.

Commenting on this latest development, an Evergreen Marine Corporation's President, Jack Yen stated: "Both Evergreen and Wan Hai can expect to enjoy the benefits of these slot-sharing arrangements with a significantly upgraded service network and more efficient utilization of capacity on the Intra-Asia trades."

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