Yang Ming Receives AFLAS Award for Best Shipping Line – Intra-Asia
Yang Ming Receives AFLAS Award for Best Shipping Line – Intra-Asia
The Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS) is one of the most prestigious honors in the global logistics and supply chain industry. This year, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (“Yang Ming”) was once again recognized as Best Shipping Line – Intra-Asia. On behalf of Yang Ming, Mr. Allen Wu, Managing Director of Yang Ming Line (Hong Kong) Ltd., accepted the award. Yang Ming extended its gratitude to customers for their continued trust and support in the company’s high-quality services.
Since 2016, Yang Ming has been acknowledged at the AFLAS Awards for ten consecutive years. This year marks the eighth time that readers of Asia Cargo News have voted Yang Ming as Best Shipping Line – Intra-Asia, reaffirming the Company’s reputation for efficiency and reliability in regional services. Currently, Yang Ming operates over forty intra-Asia services using vessels ranging from 1,800 TEU to 4,000 TEU, combining direct calls with transshipment links to strengthen long-haul connectivity.
Amid global economic growth and evolving supply chain dynamics, Yang Ming is enhancing capacity and reinforcing its presence in key markets. At the same time, the Company continues to expand its service network, renew its fleet, and adopt cleaner energy solutions to safeguard its core container shipping business. These initiatives enable Yang Ming to provide customers with convenient, low carbon and safe transport while maintaining resilience in the face of global supply chain realignment.
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Mr. Allen Wu, Managing Director of Yang Ming Line (Hong Kong) Ltd.
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Yang Ming Names 15,500 TEU LNG Dual-Fuel Container Vessel ‘YM Wayfinder’ for Asia–North Europe FE3 Service
Yang Ming held a naming ceremony on June 26 at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, for ‘YM Wayfinder’, the third vessel in its series of 15,500 TEU-class LNG dual-fuel container vessels built by HD HHI. Mrs. Wei-Nung Kao, the spouse of Yang Ming’s Chairman, Mr. Feng-Ming Tsai, was invited as the Godmother to officially name the vessel and perform the ceremonial cord-cutting, wishing the ship smooth sailing and full loading on all future voyages. As additional LNG dual-fuel vessels join the fleet, Yang Ming will enhance operational efficiency, strengthen service competitiveness, and further reduce fleet carbon intensity to provide customers with low-carbon transportation services.
Yang Ming Receives AFLAS Award for Best Sustainable Shipping Line
The Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS), organized by the renowned shipping publication Asia Cargo News, is one of the most prestigious honors in the global logistics and supply chain industry. In 2026, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation ("Yang Ming") was once again recognized at the AFLAS Awards, marking its eleventh consecutive year of recognition. Mr. Hogan Huang, Assistant Vice President of Huan Ming (Shanghai) International Shipping Agency Co., Ltd. attended the award ceremony held in Shanghai on behalf of Yang Ming. The Company extends its sincere appreciation to customers for their continued trust and support.
Yang Ming Advances Green Shipping Strategy by Receiving Taiwan's First Advanced IGF Code Training Certificate
In response to increasingly stringent international environmental regulations, Yang Ming continues to advance its low-carbon fleet transformation strategy by progressively replacing older vessels and deploying alternative-fuel dual-fuel vessels to provide customers worldwide with more competitive and sustainable transportation services. In preparation for the deployment of its 15,500 TEU LNG dual-fuel vessels beginning in 2026, the Company has, since April 2025, successively dispatched seafarers to attend training programs at National Taiwan Ocean University on the "International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code)" to strengthen crew competency and technical expertise in operating vessels using new-generation fuels.


