EVERGREEN
Restructures its services on Europe – Asia –USA routes

DEC, 09.2008
 

Evergreen is to launch a new Europe – Asia – West Coast North America pendulum service next month as part of a restructure of its transpacific services, to reduce bunker costs and get a minimal effect on transit times.

Evergreen's Asia - United States (AUS) service, operated by 9 vessels on a twin-loop service linking California to Shanghai – Ningbo - Qingdao and Kaohsiung - Hong Kong - Yantian, will be split in two.

• The new US West Coast - Asia - Europe (UAE) service will be: Los Angeles – Oakland – Taipei – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Tanjung Pelepas – Colombo – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Thamesport – Zeebrugge – Taranto – Port Said – Colombo - Tanjung Pelepas – Yantian – Hong Kong - Kaohsiung Los Angeles

• The new CPS service will start from 26^th December 2008 linking: Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Qingdao – Los Angeles – Oakland – Pusan.

Previously, the CES service employed 8 vessels of  7,024 TEUs, while the AUS service employed 9 vessels (2 of S-types, 4 of 6,332 TEUs and 3 of 5,362 TEUs)