Evergreen Line

March 18, 2014

Evergreen Group today held the naming ceremony for the EVER LOYAL, the eighteenth of the line’s L-type vessels built by Samsung Heavy Industries.  The ceremony was officiated by Mr. Raymond Lin, Vice Group Chairman of Evergreen Group.  Ms. Lin-An Hsieh, Group Executive Officer, Medical Affairs, of Evergreen Group, performed the official rope-cutting of the 8,452-TEU vessel, wishing the new ship fair winds and safe voyages.

In his speech Mr. Lin said, “The L-type vessels are a major part of our fleet renewal program. The fuel efficient ships have significantly reduced the carbon footprint of our operation.  The newbuildings will continue to replace old ships in our fleet and enable Evergreen Line to provide marine transportation service in the most eco-friendly way.”

EVER LOYAL is owned by Evergreen Marine Corp. The new ship is 334.8 meters in length, 45.8 meters wide, with 942 reefer plugs and a draft of 14.2 meters.  The vessels can cruise at a speed up to 24.5 knots. After her delivery on 20^th March, she will join Evergreen Line’s Far East – Arabian Persian Gulf service, replacing an older vessel.

Evergreen Line commenced its fleet renewal program in 2010 at a time when shipbuilding costs reached cost-effective levels. The project entailed ordering of thirty L-type vessels and chartering a further five 8,800 teu units as well as ten of 13,800 teu. Furthermore, in order to meet the tonnage demand of alliance commitments, the carrier has also signed charter agreements for ten 14,000 teu vessels. The delivery of these newbuildings, scheduled between now and 2017, will be balanced by the redelivery of ships currently on charter when these agreements expire.

Photo Caption :

Mr. YH Yoon, Executive Vice President & Shipyard General Manager of Samsung Heavy Industries (left)

Mr. Raymond Lin, Vice Group Chairman of Evergreen Group (right)

Taipei, Taiwan, March 13, 2014—Evergreen Group Chairman Dr. Chang Yung-Fa has been presented with the Federal Republic of Germany’s Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit in recognition of his contribution to the port of Hamburg; his achievement in the international transportation industry; his devotion to charity and promotion of education and cultural exchange. The award was presented on behalf of Mr. Joachim Gauck, the President of Germany, by Mr. Mirko Kruppa, Acting Director General of the German Institute, Taipei at a ceremony held at the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation in Taipei. Mr. Frank Horch, Senator of Economic Affairs of the City of Hamburg, travelled from Germany especially to present the certificate conferring the honor on Dr. Chang.

Nomination for the honor is mostly made on the recommendation of local government representatives and is approved by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany for achievements in the political, economic, social or intellectual realm.  Dr. Chang is the third Taiwanese honoree to receive the Cross of the Order of Merit but the first to be made a Commander.

Evergreen’s links with Germany date back more than 30 years.  In 1979, Evergreen Marine Corp, the Group’s shipping division, launched its Far East – Europe service, successfully breaking the then monopoly of the trade by the Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC). Hamburg was the first port of call of the inaugural voyage by EVER VITAL, the first Taiwan-built containership. In 1984, Evergreen Line launched an unprecedented round-the-world eastbound and westbound service. The first port of call on this service was also Hamburg.

Through its comprehensive service network, Evergreen Line continues to provide convenient links for German imports and exports. Furthermore, the carrier’s efficient feeder connections help boost the throughput of Hamburg port and enhance its position as one of the world’s major trans-shipment hubs.

Currently Evergreen Line operates three services to Germany, including two strings from the Far East and one Trans-Atlantic route. Through capacity swap arrangements with other carriers, the line offers a further seven loops serving Germany. In the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven, Evergreen’s annual throughput has exceeded 500,000 TEUs over the past decade, contributing more than 40 million euros to local container shipping interests, including port, terminal, rail and trucking companies, etc.

Evergreen Group established Evergreen Deutschland GmbH (now renamed Evergreen Shipping Agency Deutschland GmbH) in 1986 and built its own office building in Hamburg.  The company also has offices in Bremen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich.

Evergreen Group also works closely with German aviation companies. EVA Air Cargo code-shares with Lufthansa Cargo on freight routes. EVA ordered 24 new A321-200 passenger aircraft that Airbus builds in Hamburg. The aircraft are outfitted with Recaro seats, made by a German company. And Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) selected Lufthansa Technik (LHT) to supply components EVA’s Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A330s and A321s.

In addition to his countless contributions to international transport growth and development, Dr. Chang is generous and tireless in his dedication to charity and social welfare. He founded the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation in 1985 to provide charitable aid and emergency relief.  The financial resources of this charitable fund are contributed mainly by Dr. Chang himself.

In recent years, numerous honors have been bestowed upon Dr. Chang in Taiwan and abroad for his remarkable achievements in global transportation and contributions to social welfare. Including the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit, Dr. Chang has to date received fifteen medals of distinction and eight honorary doctorate titles.

Caption:

Mr. Frank Horch, Senator of Economic Affairs of the City of Hamburg(left) 

Dr. Chang Yung-Fa, Evergreen Group Chairman (middle)

Mr. Mirko Kruppa, Acting Director General of the German Institute(right)  

Medals of Honor

1979    COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF MARITIME MERIT, SAN FRANCISCO, USA

1982    CHINESE NATIONALIST PARTY FIRST-CLASS CATHAY MEDAL, ROC

1984    MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT FIRST-CLASS PORT NAVIGATION MEDAL, ROC

1985    NATIONAL ORDER OF VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA, PANAMA

1991    MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT THIRD-CLASS TRANSPORTATION MEDAL, ROC

1996    MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FIRST-CLASS DIPLOMACY MEDAL, ROC

2000    ORDER OF CHIVALRY (DMPN), STATE OF PENANG, MALAYSIA

2002    NATIONAL ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR, FRANCE

2006    COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (CBE), UK

2007    ORDER OF LOYALTY TO THE CROWN (PSM), TAN SRI TITLE, MALAYSIA

2007    KNIGHT OF THE GRAND CROSS, ITALY

2008    COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE CROWN, BELGIUM

2011    COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE-NASSAU, NETHERLANDS

2012    ORDER OF THE RISING SUN, GOLD AND SILVER STAR, JAPAN

2014    COMMANDER’S CROSS OF THE ORDER OF MERIT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Titles of Honorary Doctorate

1990    HON LHD, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSTIY, USA

1995    HON DBA, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, USA

1998    HON DSHIPPING/TM, NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY, ROC

1999    HON DBA, NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY, UK

2000    HON DBA, NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY, ROC

2007    HON DT & HON ACADEMICIAN, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF TRANSPORT, RUSSIA

2012    HON DE, NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, ROC

2013    HON DS, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, ROC

ENDS

March 10, 2014

Evergreen Group today held the naming ceremony for EVER LUCENT, the fourth of its L-type vessel to be built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan. The ceremony took place at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard and was officiated by Ms. Molly Mok, Chairman of Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd. The official rope-cutting of the new 8,508 TEU vessel was performed by Mrs. Pan-Tin Lim, the wife of Evergreen Shipping Agency (Singapore) chairman Mr. Patrick Ang.

“According to forecasts by many economic research institutes, the global outlook is gradually improving. In view of this growth momentum, Evergreen Line has been conducting a fleet renewal program to better serve the expected recovery in trade.” said Ms. Mok in her speech at the ceremony.

EVER LUCENT is owned by Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd. The ship is 334.8 meters in length, 45.8 meters wide, has 948 reefer plugs and a draft of 14.2 meters. Like it’s L-type sister ships, it can cruise at speeds up to 24.5 knots. The ship will be delivered into service on the 11th of March and join Evergreen Line’s Far East – Europe route.

Evergreen Line commenced its fleet renewal program in 2010 at a time when shipbuilding costs reached cost-effective levels. The project entailed ordering of thirty L-type vessels and chartering a further five 8,800 teu units as well as ten of 13,800 teu. Furthermore, in order to meet the tonnage demand of alliance commitments, the carrier has also signed charter agreements for ten 14,000 teu vessels. The delivery of these newbuildings, scheduled between now and 2017 will be balanced by the redelivery of ships currently on charter when these agreements expire.

Photo caption : (from right to left)
Evergreen Shipping Agency (Singapore) chairman Mr. Patrick Ang. and his wife Mrs. Pan-Tin Lim
Ms. Molly Mok, Chairman of Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Chairman of CSBC Corporation, Mr. Sun-Quae Lai
President of CSBC Corporation, Mr. Lie-Lin Chen

January 22, 2014

The officers and crew of Evergreen Line’s 7,024-TEU containership EVER SUMMIT successfully rescued sixteen Indian seafarers in the South China Sea on January 20.

Photo caption : EVER SUMMIT’s Captain Horng,

Tsong-Been (middle) together with the rescued

Indian seafarers

At 14:00 that day EVER SUMMIT received a distress call from the BITU GULF, a Panamanian tanker, which was sinking.  The containership was on route from Shekou, China to Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia. The captain of EVER SUMMIT immediately ordered his crew to stand by for a rescue operation and made best speed to the location of the distressed vessel.

Upon finding the lifeboat of BITU GULF around forty nautical miles off the coast of Vietnam, the crew of EVER SUMMIT acted promptly and successfully rescued all sixteen seafarers of the tanker at 16:35 pm.

The rescued seafarers received care on board EVER SUMMIT as the ship continued its voyage to Tanjung Pelepas. On completion of the rescue operation, Evergreen notified Lilly Maritime Pvt. Ltd, the owner of BITU GULF, to take responsibility for their crew in Tanjung Pelepas and arrange their repatriation.

EVER SUMMIT is one of Evergreen Line’s「S」type vessels with a capacity of 7,024 TEUs.  The ship is currently deployed in the carrier’s Far East-Middle East Gulf (APG) service.

On November 28, 2011 the crew of Evergreen Line’s 1,164-TEU UNI- ASPIRE performed a life-saving mission south of Hong Kong and rescued a Korean seaman.