EVERGREEN GROUP: MDA Associati has been appointed by Evergreen as advisor for the project of establishment of a container terminal into Taranto Port. Evergreen group took advantage of the Italian government incentives for the implementation of industrial ventures of medium large size dimensions into south of Italy, starting the cross fertilization for the development of small medium size companies. Beside the TCT-Evergreen contract, other very large projects have been started such as FIAT, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, SGS THOMSON under the same incentives programme. EVERGREEN GROUP of Taipei ( TAIWAN) is the second largest shipping and container transport company in the world. In 1998 it acquired LLOYD TRIESTINO DI NAVIGAZIONE SPA at the time one of the largest groups in the world. EVERGREEN has 17.500 employees operating 127 container vessels, 110 ports of call and 33 commercial routes. EVERGREEN has also control of: EVA Evergreen Airlines, the first private Taiwanese airline for both passenger and cargo services. Evergreen international Hotel and resort co. Evergreen Heavy industrial corporation for construction steel bars.