EVERGREEN SWITCHES SERVICES FROM SINGAPORE TO PELEPAS

EVERGREEN SWITCHES SERVICES FROM SINGAPORE TO PELEPAS    Evergreen Marine Corp. is set to switch three weekly services from the port of Singapore to Tanjung Pelepas within the next week.
   The services involved are the “CEM and “FEM” services in the Asia/Europe/Mediterranean trades and the North America/Asia/Europe “WAE” pendulum service.
   The first call at Tanjun Pelepas westbound on the “WAE” service will be made by the “Ever Union” on Sept. 1, and eastbound by the “Ever Uberty” on the same day. The “WAE” service has a revised port rotation of Tacoma, Wash.; Vancouver, B.C.; Tokyo; Osaka; Hakata; Kaohsiung; Hong Kong; Tanjung Pelepas; Colombo; Rotterdam; Hamburg; Thamesport; Zeebrugge; Le Havre; Port Said; Colombo; Tanjung Pelepas; Kaohsiung; Hong Kong; Yantian; Hong Kong; Osaka; Tokyo; Tacoma and Vancouver.
   The “LT Ursula” was scheduled to make the first westbound call at Tanjung Pelepas yesterday (on Aug. 27). The first eastbound call is scheduled to be made by the “LT United” on Aug. 31. The “CEM” now calls at Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas, Taranto, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Thamesport, Taranto, Port Said, Tanjung Pelepas, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ningbo and Yantian.
   The first eastbound call on the “FEM” will be made by the “Ever Gifted” on Aug. 29, and westbound by the “Ever Grade” on Aug. 30. The new rotation is Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas, Colombo, Taranto, Genoa, Fos, Barcelona, Valencia, Trieste, Port Said, Jeddah, Colombo, Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas, Kaohsiung and Hong Kong.
   Evergreen is following in the footsteps of Maersk Sealand who were the first major carrier to switch to Tanjung Pelepas from Singapore on a number of its deep-sea services.