Evergreen Transport history

Chang Yung-fa, still at the helm of Evergreen at 62 in 1989, the world's largest container-shipper at that time, stuck his neck out to buy eight Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets, and four extended range twin engine Boeing 767-300s for a grant total of US$1.7 billion.

With the goal of increased trade in mind, Evergreen offered a US$200 per container discount in 1990 over the previous year, which flew in the face of a rate stabilization pact discussed with ten other large North Atlantic carriers.

Evergreen's first hotel was the Evergreen Plaza Hotel, which opened in Hong Kong in 1991.

Barring complications, the planes would be in use by 1992, partnering for passenger and freight service with Cathay Pacific, Lufthansa, Japan Air Lines, and Singapore Airlines.

In June of 1994, Evergreen was sold to Marquis Holdings LLC, A Virginia limited Liability Company.

That brought the total number of ships operating in Evergreen Marine's fleet to 56 by 1995.

The company also launched passenger services to Canada after flights booked in the Canada-bound Taipei route exceeded 300,000 in the first nine months of 1998.

Evergreen Marine Corporation and COSCO agreed to launch ESA in 1999, a joint service linking major ports in Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the east coast of South America.

In March 2001, The New World Alliance (TNWA) announced expansion of its trans-Pacific services with a creative slot exchange partnership with Evergreen Marine Corporation over a two year period.

In March 2002, Evergreen announced that it would launch regular container service from Taiwan to the west coast of South America, providing a weekly container service between Taiwan and Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

In 2005 Pat retired, and David Wildberger was promoted to president.

In September 2008, both Walter Poole and David Wildberger resigned from Evergreen Transportation.

And in April, 2009, David Wildberger and Walter Poole were approached by the controlling stockholder of Evergreen Transportation to inquire if they were interested in purchasing Evergreen Transportation, Inc. back.