Maersk Line and Evergreen have agreed to exchange slots on two services in the Asia-Europe trade starting next month, according to statements from the two shipping giants.
"The cooperation allows both carriers to enhance their range of services to the benefit of their customers," said a Maersk statement.
Said Evergreen Marine Corp president Jack Yen: "We expect the agreement with Maersk to further positively impact on Evergreen's performance in terms of operating costs."
Under the deal, Maersk will take space on Evergreen's China-Europe-Mediterranean (CEM) service, while the Taiwanese line will gain slots on Maersk's AE2 service.
The March 6 westbound departure of the Ital Contessa from Kaoshiung will kick off the deal on the CEM run while the joint AE2 arrangement will start March 9 with the Grete Maersk's sailing from Busan.
On the AE2 service, the rotation will be Busan, Kwanyang (South Korea), Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Tangiers and Salalah (Oman).
On the CEM service the rotation will be Kaohsiung, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas, Le Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Thamesport, Port Said and Tanjung Pelepas.
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