On Tuesday 5 November, the Evergreen Thalassa Hellas made her maiden call in Zeebrugge, the company said in its press release.
The 14.000 TEU vessel is deployed on the reshuffled service of Evergreen Lines and Hanjin Shipping Lines, which connects Europe with Asia. Port of Zeebrugge is the last Northern European port before the ships head back to Asia.
Evergreen is selling the service under the name CEM (China Europe Mediterranean) and Hanjin under ANN (Asia Northern Europe Network). Evergreen deploys eight vessels, the Thalassa Hellas being the first in the category of 14.000 TEU to come to Zeebrugge. Other Evergreen vessels for the CEM/ANN service in Zeebrugge were 8.000 TEU.
The Evergreen/Hanjin vessels are handled by the Zeebrugge International Port (ZIP) terminal. This ultramodern terminal operated by PSA, one of the leading terminal operators worldwide, is situated in the outer port at the north side of the Albert II dock.