Evergreen Line announces a new service linking Japan and the US West Coast, called the Japan-America Shuttle service (JAS).

The fixed-day weekly service will link key ports in Japan and utilize four 2,800-3,000-teu vessels. Sailings will commence on May 14, 2008, when the first departure from Osaka will be made by Trieste. Ports of call on the 28 days rotation are as follows: Osaka - Kobe- Nagoya - Shimizu - Tokyo- Los Angeles- Osaka.

The new shuttle service will offer more port coverage in Japan than current coverage of transpacific services, and ensure more stable service by focusing on the Japan market only.