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EVERGREEN, OOCL AND SIMATECH SHIPPING TO LAUNCH SOUTHEAST ASIA-MIDDLE EAST LINER SERVICE

News Release Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. (Head Office) August 6, 2010
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<DIV>TAIPEI (Aug. 06, 2010) -- Evergreen Line, Orient Overseas Container Line
(OOCL) and Simatech Shipping have agreed to operate a new joint Southeast
Asia-India-Middle East liner service beginning on August 20.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>The
ASEAN-Gulf-ISC (AGI) service will have the following port rotation with a 35-day
voyage.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Laem Chabang - Singapore - Tanjung Pelepas - Port Klang -
Colombo - Jebel Ali - Karachi - Mundra - Colombo - Port Klang - Singapore - Laem
Chabang<BR>&nbsp;<BR>The partners have agreed to operate the AGI service with
five 2,700 TEU ships. The Evergreen vessel LT Genova will initiate the service
from Laem Chabang departing on August 20.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Evergreen, OOCL and
Simatech have entered the new service to meet growing trade demand between ASEAN
nations, India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. The AGI service will
shorten transit times and enhance the shipping network in the
region.<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>