Evergreen Line has reached an agreement with Wan Hai Lines to exchange slots on Evergreen's NSA/NSB services, as well as Wan Hai's KSS/KVS services.

The agreement between the two Taiwanese ocean carriers will enhance Evergreen's service network in the intra-Asia trade.

The impacted services have the following port rotations:

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 Kelang - Tanjung Pelepas - Singapore - Manila

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."