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."