Culture


YANG MING EXHIBITION CENTER


Occupying over 360 square meters of the 11th Floor of the Yang Ming Cidu Building (our group headquarters), Yang Ming's Exhibition Center is a cultural and historical display of the early roots of our marine transportation services which date as far back as the late 19th century during the Ching Dynasty in China.

Its displays are included :


  • The early history of the China Merchants Steamship Navigation Company which was founded in 1872, and which later merged with Yang Ming in 1995 as instructed by the Executive Yuan.
  • The course of change and development of the Yang Ming since our founding in 1972.
  • Some original calligraphy pieces by the late President Chiang Kai-Shek and other renowned figures in recent history.
  • Some unique antique nautical equipment that was formerly used on board our vessels in the last century.

YANG MING CULTURE FOUNDATION


This Foundation has been set up to promote national awareness of our nation's unique international status in Asia and the Pacific, thus making Taiwan an maritime country surrounded by a sea of "unlimited horizons." To realize this culture of "facing the ocean and viewing the world as our stage," the Yang Ming Cultural Foundation seeks to promote marine cultural understanding, tourism, and both domestic and overseas recreation.

According to related laws and regulations, this foundation is specifically created to:


  • Motivate national awareness of oceanic culture and marine ecology.
  • Administer related oceanic cultural activities such as exhibits, education, research, artifacts or crafts collections, promotions, sightseeing, leisure-time activities, innovation or other such efforts.
  • Reinforce and stimulate cultural and educational endeavors.
  • Inspire and pursue the collection, categorization, and publication of cultural and educational materials.
  • Nourish and conduct the management and implementation of other related oceanic culture activities or business.
  • Make every charitable effort for the public that conform to the purposes and principles of the Yang Ming Cultural Foundation.

To raise people's realization of marine culture and fulfill its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Yang Ming refurbished a historical structure into a maritime land mark. The old building, standing in front of the Keelung Railway Station, was erected on May 4, 1915, and damaged during World War II. Now, it has been given a maritime new look and made into YM Oceanic Culture & Art Museum, which was opened on December 28, 2004. On May 13, 2005, the company further established the “Yang Ming Culture Foundation” for permanent promotion of marine culture education. We hope, through exhibitions and other activities, enable people to get closer to the ocean, appreciate the ocean, protect the ocean, and work and live harmoniously with the ocean.

Website of Yang Ming Culture Foundation and YM Oceanic Culture & Art Museum：www.ymculture.org.tw

Inquiry of YANG MING

Question: When was Yang Ming founded?
Answer: 1972.12.28.

Question: When was Yang Ming initially fitted into the framework of nationalized industries in which it came under the direction of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC)?
Answer: 1981.7.1.

Question: When were Yang Ming's shares first listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange?
Answer: 1992.4.20.

Question: When is the date for the company's privatization?
Answer: 1996.2.15.

Question: When was the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., merge with Yang Ming?
Answer: 1995.7.1.

Question: When was the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., founded?
Who is the founder?
Answer: 1872.12.16. The founder is Lee Hong-Chung.

Question: What's the mission & vision of Yang Ming?
Answer: A Transport Group with Excellence.

Question: What are the core values of Yang Ming?
Answer: Teamwork, Innovation, Integrity & Pragmatism

Question: What is the quality policy of Yang Ming?
Answer:
Basic policy:Absolute Thoroughness, Full Participation, Constant Innovation, Customer Satisfaction

Safety policy:Man, ship, cargo safety.

Security Policy:
Ensure the implementation of anti-terrorism measures in accordance with the ISPS Code (International Ship & Port Facility Security Cod) and the C-TPA (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) plan.

Environmental policy:
Complying with domestic environment regulation and international convention in order to prevent pollution.
Economizing the consumption of resources and avoiding unnecessary waste of resources.
Strengthen and improvement control of the root of pollution in order to prevent environment from pollution.
Endeavoring in the reuse and recycle of resource to reduce the waste.
Establishing the environment management system to continuously improving performance of environment management.
Strengthen education and promotion to promote the awareness and capability of employee.

Question: What is Yang Ming's billboard ranking amongst the world's top containership carriers?
Answer: Yang Ming is ranked the 10th in the billboard up to May 31, 2024.

Question: What was Yang Ming's original total in capital upon its founding? Current capital?
Answer: Yang Ming was founded with a capital sum of NT$100 million and our current capital totals about NT$34.9 billion.

Question: How many employees work for Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., Ltd?
Answer: As of 2024.05.31., Yang Ming employees over 1,791 people.

Question: How many employees are in the Yang Ming Group?
Answer: As of 2024.03.31., there are 6,476 employees in the Yang Ming Group.

Question: How many directors are there in the management structure?
Answer: There are 15 directors(including 5 independent directors).

Question: What does the operating fleet of Yang Ming consist of?
Answer: As of 2024.05.31., Yang Ming is currently operating 94 vessels.

Question: Transpacific trade is one of our main services, where is the main calling port of the U. S. East and West coasts in this liner services?
Answer: The main calling ports include Los Angeles, Long Beach, Seattle, Tacoma, Oakland on the U.S.West coast and New York, Savannah, Willington, Norfolk on the U. S. East coast.

Question: When did Yang Ming relocate to Cidu Yang Ming Head Office?
Answer: Yang Ming relocated to the Cidu District of Keelung, Northern Taiwan on Aug 10,1998

Question: How many square meters is the total area of Yang Ming Head Office in Cidu?
Answer: The total area of the Cidu Yang Ming Head Office is 20,243 square meters.

Question: When did Yang Ming inaugurate its Asia/US East Coast service?
Answer: This service started on June 9, 1978.

Question: When did Yang Ming inaugurate its Asia/US West Coast service?
Answer: This service started on Oct. 16, 1979.

Question: When did Yang Ming inaugurate its Asia/Mediterranean service?
Answer: This service started on Aug. 16, 1980.

Question: When did Yang Ming inaugurate its Asia/North-West Europe service?
Answer: This service started on Mar. 14, 1983.

Question: When did Yang Ming inaugurate its Intra-Asia service?
Answer: Yang Ming inaugurated its Taiwan-Philippines liner service on Jan. 23,1992.

Question: When did Yang Ming inaugurate its Asia/Australia service?
Answer: Yang Ming inaugurated this service on Aug. 13, 1984, suspended the service in May, 2002, and launched Far East / Australia Service in May, 2010.

Question: With which companies did Yang Ming jointly invest in and establish the Taipei Port Container Terminal Corporation?
Answer: Yang Ming invested together with Evergreen and Wan Hai to establish this terminal company on July 25, 2003.

Question: What's the amount of the Taipei Port Container Terminal Corporation's capital?
How much is the percentage of Yang Ming's share in this terminal company?
Answer: Total capital is 7 billion NT dollars. The percentage for Yang Ming's part is 9.81%

Question: When did Yang Ming promote the Object Management into company?
Answer: Yang Ming promoted the Object Management into company in 1987. The company management system is setting up step by step. We focused on yearly object, mid and long term object and strategy, and then introduced Strategy Planning and Hoshin Management into the system. The department, division, personal performance thereby connected with company objects.

Question: When did Yang Ming promote Company-wide Quality Improvement (CWQI) activities into company?
Answer: Yang Ming introduced CWQI activities into company in Jul. 1, 1992.

Question: When did Yang Ming implement 5S activity?
Answer: Yang Ming set up 5S Committee in May 13, 1993, and then implemented 5S activity in Jun. 28, 1993.

Question: When did Yang Ming pass the accreditation of ISO 9002 and ISM Code certifications?
Answer: Yang Ming got the certifications of ISO9002 and ISM Code in Aug. 1996.

Question: When did Yang Ming implement Key Performance Index (KPI) Management?
Answer: Yang Ming implemented KPI Management in 2001. Through the connecting the objects of division and person by the quantified index and performance, each person and department can focus on the objects and the responsibility is clearer.

Question: When did Yang Ming transfer Certification of ISO9002 (1994) to ISO 9001 (2000)?
Answer: Yang Ming transferred Certification of ISO9002 (1994) to ISO 9001 (2000) in Aug. 2003.

Question: When did Yang Ming begin participation in the Customs -Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) ?
Answer: Our C-TPAT involvement began in March 2003.

Question: When does Yang Ming accomplish the establishment of ISO14001 Environment Management System?
Answer: The establishment of ISO14001 Environment Management System is scheduled to be accomplished in end of June, 2004.

Question: When does Yang Ming accomplish the establishment of OHSAS18001 Occupational Safety and Health Management System?
Answer: 2005.08

Question: When did Yang Ming Europe Representative Office move to Hamburg from London?
Answer: 1992.11.1.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish the Yang Ming (UK) Ltd.?
Answer: 1997.1.29.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (Italy) S.p.A.?
Answer: 2003.01.01.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (Netherlands) B.V.?
Answer: 2004.1.1.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (America) Corporation?
Answer: 2003.7.1.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming Line (Hong Kong) Ltd.?
Answer: 1998.11.09.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yangming (Japan) Co., Ltd.?
Answer: 1996.12.06.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish YANG MING (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.?
Answer: 2000.01.01.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming Line (M) Sdn. Bhd.?
Answer: 2000.01.01.

Question: When did Yang Ming invest together with China Steel Company to establish Transyang Shipping Pte. Ltd?
Answer: 1997.09.01.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Hong Ming Terminal & Stevedoring Co., Ltd.?
Answer: 1998.01.01.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Jing Ming Transportation Co., Ltd.?
Answer: 1998.08.31.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yes Logistics Corp.?
Answer: 1999.11.11.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming Shipping (Vietnam) Co. Ltd.?
Answer: 2016.01.01

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (Korea) Co. Ltd.?
Answer: 2006.4.1.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (Belgium) N.V.?
Answer: 2007.06.01

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming Anatolia Shipping Agency S.A.?
Answer: 2009.01.01

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming Line (India) Pvt. Ltd.?
Answer: 2005.04.01

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming Shipping (Canada) Ltd.?
Answer: 2009.08.17

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Kuang Ming Shipping Corp.?
Answer: 1999.11

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Kao Ming Container Terminal Corp.?
Answer: 2007.09.20.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish YANG MING (U.A.E.) L.L.C.?
Answer: 2010.01.16

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming Shipping (EGYPT) S.A.E.?
Answer: 2010.05.01

Question: When did Yang Ming Certificated of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification?
Answer: Yang Ming Certificated of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification in June 2012.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (Australia) Pty. Ltd?
Answer: 2013.02.01

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (Russia) LLC.?
Answer: 2016.03.01.

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (Spain), S.L.?
Answer: 2016.07.01

Question: When did Yang Ming establish YANG MING SHIPPING PHILIPPINES, INC.?
Answer: 2017.05.01

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Central and South America Regional Center in Panama, Yang Ming (Latin America) Corp. ?
Answer: 2017.06.08

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming Line (Thailand) Co., Ltd.?
Answer: 2018.01.01

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Mediterranean area regional center in Greece, Yang Ming (Mediterranean) Ltd.?
Answer: 2018.04.02

Question: When did Yang Ming establish new subsidiary-PT Yang Ming Shipping Indonesia in Jakarta Indonesia？
Answer: 2019.5.16

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Huan Ming (Shanghai) International Shipping Agency Co., Ltd.？
Answer: 2020.1.1

Question: When did Yang Ming establish Yang Ming (France) S.A.S.?
Answer: 2021.1.1

Question: When did Yang Ming transfer its functions of "Asia Regional Center" to Yang Ming (Singapore)?
Answer: 2023.04.01