With this change, on the southbound leg Lloyd Triestino can now offer twice-weekly sailings from North Europe and the Mediterranean. On the northbound leg the line will offer weekly sailings out of Brisbane, Sydney and Fremantle, together with twice-weekly sailings from the port of Melbourne. Since its acquisition by the Evergreen Group, Lloyd Triestino's management has started a programme of service re-evaluation and has recognised the efficiency of serving Australia via Singapore. The existing slot-sharing and joint service agreements have made it very easy for the carrier to launch these new services.
Transit times are comparable to the direct carriers and in some cases, even faster.
Bronson Hsieh, the Italian line's newly appointed managing director, noted that Lloyd Triestino has been a major player in the Australia-Europe trades for many years and is committed to the long term. Lloyd Triestino is headquartered in Trieste, Italy. It owns seven container vessels with an aggregate capacity of 15,720 TEUs. It operates regular services linking North Europe and the Mediterranean with the Middle East, the Far East and Australia and in addition provides services between the Mediterranean and West, South and East Africa.