Evergreen and Wan Hai launch new Japan-Thailand service

Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. and Wan Hai Lines are to cooperate to enhance their already extensive intra-Asia networks with the launch of a new Japan-Thailand Express Service (NSE/NS6). The fixed-day weekly service will link key ports in Japan with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand.

Evergreen will commit two ships of approximately 900 TEU to the new NSE/NS6 service, while Wan Hai Lines will commit a third vessel of the same size. Sailings will commence in late September when the first departure from Hong Kong will be made by the Evergreen vessel UNI-AMPLE. Ports of call on the 21-day rotation are as follows:

Hong Kong (HIT) - Tokyo - Yokohama - Osaka - Kaohsiung - Hong Kong - Ho Chi Minh - Laem Chabang - Hong Kong.

The NSE/NS6 service caters to increasing customer demand for cargo space especially northbound from Thailand to Japan and will further complement the formidable presence of both Evergreen and Wan Hai Lines in the intra-Asian trades.