Between the years 1976-1979, the company opened lines to the western seaboard of the United States, Mediterranean and Northern Europe, and Southeast Asia. Not only did Evergreen continue to grow during the recession in 1982, but it managed to grow faster than all of its competitors.
接著，長榮又以無法想像的快步調，於六十五到六十八年間，再闢美國西岸、地中海、歐洲、東南亞四條航線，並將航線全部貨櫃化。航運界在驚異之餘，開始揣測這麼龐大的投資是從那兒來的？