Taipei: Evergreen Marine, Taiwan’s top boxline, is linking with South Korea's Hanjin Shipping to launch a joint Southeast Asia service. The service to Ho Chi Minh City starts on November 22.
Evergreen Marine will contribute one 2,500 teu vessel and Hanjin Shipping will contribute three to the service.
The service will originate in Kwangyang, South Korea, and stop at Busan in South Korea, Shanghai and Shekou in China, Singapore, and Port Klang, Penang and Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia.
The route then turn back via Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam before returning to Kwangyang to complete the 28-day journey.
Evergreen Marine said it was upbeat about growth in Association of Southeast Asian Nations economies, citing a forecast by the International Monetary Fund, which said the ASEAN economy could grow 5% in 2013 and 5.4% in 2014. [18/11/13]
