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China-India Express by Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd & Wan Hai

12 Apr '06
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Shipping Evergreen Marine Corp informs that Evergreen Marine, Hapag-Lloyd Container Line and Wan Hai Lines are to launch a weekly service linking India with Hong Kong, Shekou and Kaohsiung at the end of April. This will be known as the CIX (China - India Express) service.

The three lines are deploying four ships, each able to load approximately 1200TEU. Wan Hai will contribute two vessels and the other lines one vessel each. The first sailing will be provided by Wan Hai's Bermudian Express/003 from Kaohsiung on 30 April. The port rotation is as follows:

Kaohsiung - Hong Kong - Shekou - Singapore - Port Klang - Colombo - Mumbai (Nhava Sheva) - Port Klang - Singapore - Kaohsiung.

All three lines are in the process of expanding their services linking China and India, two of the fastest growing economies in the world.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is a top supplier of premium and luxury cruises in German-speaking countries.

The company is owned by TUI AG, based in Hanover who also owns the airline hapagfly.

Evergreen works hard to stay at the forefront of technology trends and has developed comprehensive digital systems which give it a command of market situations. It has launched numerous e-business services by integrating the information systems of all service sites as well as those of its suppliers.

German company Hapag-Lloyd Container is one of the largest logistics companies in the world. It will be taking delivery of a further six vessels with a capacity of 8,750 TEU each in the years up to 2008.

Phoenix, Arizona based Wan Hai Lines (America) Ltd adheres to the philosophy "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." It is that philosophy that keeps WAN HAI's customers confident that "WE CARRY, WE CARE!”.

Evergreen Marine Corp

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