Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd.

12/20/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/19/2023 18:45

Customer Advisory – Temporarily suspend Israeli cargo with immediate effect and reroute our vessels via the Cape of Good Hope.

Customer Advisory - Temporarily suspend Israeli cargo with immediate effect and reroute our vessels via the Cape of Good Hope.

19, December 2023

Dear Valued Customers,

Recent attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea region have posed serious threats to vessels transiting these waters. In light of the escalating risks, Evergreen Line is taking preventive measures and enacting contingency plans to ensure navigational safety.

For the safety of cargo, ships and crew, Evergreen Line has decided to temporarily stop accepting Israeli cargo with immediate effect, and has instructed its container ships to suspend navigation through the Red Sea until further notice.

Ships on regional services to Red Sea ports will sail to safe waters nearby and wait for further notification. Evergreen will evaluate developments in the situation and then decide whether to adjust the ports of call on the services.

As for long-haul routes connecting Asia to the Mediterranean, Europe and the East Coast of the United States, containerships that are scheduled to pass through the Red Sea will be rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope to continue their voyages to destination ports.

We appreciate your understanding under these serious circumstances.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact your local Evergreen representatives.

Sincerely.

Evergreen