The Taiwanese container line said the new service will launch this month and has been prompted by increasing capacity demand.

Evergreen said the dedicated weekly feeder loop will utilize two A-type containerships of 1,164-teu capacity.

The first sailing will be from Haiphong on 10 May and call at Ho Chi Minh City, Port Klang, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas and then back to Haiphong.

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