Yang Ming Marks Milestone in Marine Preservation with Vessel Speed Reduction and Coral Restoration
Yang Ming Marks Milestone in Marine Preservation with Vessel Speed Reduction and Coral Restoration
This year, the United Nations’ theme for World Oceans Day is “Awaken New Depths,” which calls for deeper attention and protection of the oceans. As a global container shipping carrier, Yang Ming has been dedicated to safeguarding marine resources. Recently, Yang Ming’s Board of Directors approved the “Protecting Biodiversity and Zero Net Deforestation Commitment” to promote ecological awareness and ensure the sustainability of biodiversity. The Commitment outlines Yang Ming’s strategies to mitigate environmental impacts, including voluntarily reducing ship speeds in sensitive areas and participating in coral restoration projects.
Since 2016, Yang Ming’s fleet has been participating in the Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies program by voluntarily reducing ship speeds to 10 knots or less while navigating the California coast. This effort reduces the risk of ship collisions with endangered whales and underwater noise, providing a safer habitat for these species. In addition, the program has helped decrease emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (SOx), mitigating the greenhouse effect. In recognition of these outcomes, Yang Ming’s fleet earned the highest-tier Sapphire Award in 2020, 2022, and 2023. Due to climate change and human activities, global coral reefs are facing unprecedented threat.Coral restoration is part of the climate action necessary to save these vulnerable ecosystems.
With the idea of giving back to the ocean, Yang Ming integrates environmental sustainability policies into daily operations and ship management, taking efforts to protect marine ecology and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Looking forward, Yang Ming will continue dedicating corporate resources to biodiversity issues, implementing a blueprint to sail towards a sustainable future.
Yang Ming employees participated in a coral restoration project to revive and rebuild healthy marine ecosystems.
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Yang Ming Receives 2024 Sustainability Partner Awards from Union Pacific Railroad
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been honored with the 2024 Sustainability Partner Award by Union Pacific Railroad (hereinafter “UP Railroad”). The award was presented at UP Railroad’s headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, recognizing Yang Ming’s dedication to sustainable business practices. On behalf of Yang Ming, Mr. Wen-Jin Lee, Senior Executive Vice President of Operations at Yang Ming (America) Corp., and Mr. Brian Tzeng, Vice President of Logistics, accepted the award. This award underscores Yang Ming’s efforts and the recognition it has received from its business partners for its commitment to sustainability.
Yang Ming Cultural Foundation Joins Forces with NTOU and Hon Hai to Promote Marine Environmental Protection and Education
The Yang Ming Cultural Foundation, National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU), and Hon Hai Technology Group (Hon Hai) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the YM Oceanic Culture & Art Museum to jointly promote marine environmental protection and education. This collaboration aims to integrate the expertise and resources of the three parties to advance the concept of "life, production, and ecology" in marine environmental education. The initiative seeks to enhance public awareness and participation in marine conservation, thereby fostering sustainable practices.
Yang Ming Recognized with Ministry of Labor's "Work-Life Balance Award" Creating a Happy Workplace: Bringing Employees Closer to Their Families
Guided by a people-centric management philosophy, Yang Ming continuously
strives to achieve a balance between work and personal life for our employees by offering a variety of
exclusive, family-friendly initiatives and comprehensive care. On October 30th, our efforts were recognized
as Yang Ming was recognized with the 5th "Work-Life Balance Award" awarded by the Ministry of Labor,
standing out among industry peers to win the "Family-Friendly" category. The award was accepted by Yang
Ming's Chief Administrative Officer & Senior Vice President Caroline Chiu.