In 1991, Lloyd Triestino decided to start its activities as cross-trader by participating in services which were not directly linked to the Mediterranean Sea; thus, the Company was among the founders of the ASA service, linking South East Asia to Australia on a weekly basis. In the same year the new headquarters was moved to the new modern building 'Palazzo della Marineria' (on the left). When MAFECS's activities were terminated, in 1993, Lloyd Triestino entered into a positive and ever growing co-operation with Evergreen Marine Corporation by launching the MEDWAY service. 1998 - The co-operation with the Taiwanese shipping giant proved to be a resounding success that rapidly flourished and was instrumental in shaping the future of Lloyd Triestino. Evergreen played the leading role in the most revolutionary event in the Company's history: privatisation. In 1998 Lloyd Triestino's shares changed hands from Finmare to the Dutch Company Balsam Estate B.V. 1999 - Lloyd Triestino introduced CEM, a direct weekly service between Europe and China. The Company had been serving China since 1900, but its previous service came to an end in 1987. The CEM service calls at three important Chinese ports - Shanghai, Ningbo and Yantian - with extremely competitive transit times and very capacious vessels. Lloyd Triestino has continued to expand its services network by re-entering the trade lanes between the Far East and North America, serving both the US & Canadian West Coast and the US East Coast. Meanwhile the fleet is being re-tonnaged with new, faster and bigger vessels to be deployed primarily on the Europe to China and transpacific routes.
In 1991, Lloyd Triestino decided to start its activities as cross-trader by participating in services which were not directly linked to the Mediterranean Sea; thus, the Company was among the founders of the ASA service, linking South East Asia to Australia on a weekly basis. In the same year the new headquarters was moved to the new modern building 'Palazzo della Marineria' (on the left). When MAFECS's activities were terminated, in 1993, Lloyd Triestino entered into a positive and ever growing co-operation with Evergreen Marine Corporation by launching the MEDWAY service. 1998 - The co-operation with the Taiwanese shipping giant proved to be a resounding success that rapidly flourished and was instrumental in shaping the future of Lloyd Triestino. Evergreen played the leading role in the most revolutionary event in the Company's history: privatisation. In 1998 Lloyd Triestino's shares changed hands from Finmare to the Dutch Company Balsam Estate B.V. 1999 - Lloyd Triestino introduced CEM, a direct weekly service between Europe and China. The Company had been serving China since 1900, but its previous service came to an end in 1987. The CEM service calls at three important Chinese ports - Shanghai, Ningbo and Yantian - with extremely competitive transit times and very capacious vessels. Lloyd Triestino has continued to expand its services network by re-entering the trade lanes between the Far East and North America, serving both the US & Canadian West Coast and the US East Coast. Meanwhile the fleet is being re-tonnaged with new, faster and bigger vessels to be deployed primarily on the Europe to China and transpacific routes.