Evergreen Line and Cosco Container Lines (COSCON) launched a new joint service, the China South East Asia Express Service (CSE), effective from Shanghai on July 26, 2009.

The service will operate with four 2,100 TEU vessels. Evergreen will deploy one vessel and three ships will be supplied by COSCON.

The port rotation is as follows:
Shanghai - Dalian - Xingang - Qingdao - Ningbo - Manila (south) - Jakarta -
Singapore - Tanjung Pelepas - Port Kelang - Shanghai.

The company's spokesman says: "By working together, we hope to see significantly upgraded service coverage and more efficiently utilized capacity on the South East Asia market."