In preparation for the coming peak season, Evergreen Line is implementing service enhancements for the Red Sea market. The carrier will adjust the port rotation of its Far East - Red Service (FRS) and launch a new feeder loop. In addition, the line intends to further strengthen its Red Sea service network via slot exchange arrangements with a strategic partner, the shipping company said in a press release.
This month the eighth ship has been deployed on the FRS service to add a new call at Aden. The adjustment enables a direct service from Central China, Southern China and Southeast Asia to Yemen.
Employing one vessel of 1,500 TEU, Evergreen Line will also launch a weekly Intra Red Sea feeder service (IRS) in early May. Furthermore, the line will utilize this new IRS loop for a slot exchange arrangement with X-Press, adding a service to Hodeidah, Yemen and Djibouti in East Africa via transhipment in Jeddah.
The port rotations of these service loops are as follows:
FRS: Shanghai, Ningbo, Taipei, Xiamen, Shekou, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Aden, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba,Jeddah, Singapore, Yantian, Shanghai;
IRS: Jeddah, Port Sudan, Jeddah;
IRS2: Jeddah, Hodeidah, Jeddah;
IRS3: Jeddah, Djibouti, Jeddah.
Evergreen Marine Corp (EMC) established in September 1968 today ranks among the world's leading international shipping companies with a fleet of over 160 container vessels. With more than 240 service locations, EMC covers more than 80 countries with its shipping network. Evergreen's network includes several east-west routes linking southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Korea and Japan with the east and west coasts of the US. It also provides services from Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean.
X-PRESS FEEDERS is the largest independent feeder carrier in the world, providing a wider geographic coverage than any other.
Our fleet of over 60 vessels operates from six major shipping hubs and covers 143 ports throughout the world, while our annual throughput is over 2.4 million TEU.