Evergreen and Maersk to co-operate on Asia-Europe Trade
Leading container lines Evergreen and Maersk are pleased to announce that they have agreed a co-operative agreement on Asia-Europe services commencing March, 2008.
The agreement consists of an exchange of slots between Evergreen's China-Europe-Mediterranean (CEM) service and Maersk's Far East to Europe (AE2) service.
The CEM service rotation 'Ital Contessa 0453-014W / 0453-014E' is as follows:
Kaohsiung - Ningbo - Shanghai - Yantian - Hong Kong - Tanjung Pelepas - Suez Canal - Le Havre - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Thamesport - Port Said (Suez Canal) - Tanjung Pelepas - Kaohsiung.
The AE2 service rotation 'Grete Maersk 0806 / 0807' is as follows:
Commenting on this latest development, an Evergreen Marine Corporation's President, Jack Yen stated:
"Evergreen is a big believer in the benefits of slot-sharing arrangements and joint services. We expect both Evergreen and Maersk to see significantly upgraded service coverage and more efficiently utilised capacity on the crucial Asia Europe trade route as a result of this slot exchange agreement. Moreover, we expect the agreement with Maersk to further positively impact on Evergreen's performance in terms of operating costs."
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