Yang Ming will improve its Japan – Taiwan – South China (JTS) service with the addition of calls at Port Kelang, Singapore and Manila South Port, effective from 21 October.
The Taiwanese carrier aims to expand its market in Southeast Asia and believes that through the linkage of Kaohsiung, Port Kelang and Singapore, the service will complement its current offerings in the region and provide an easy connection with its global service network.
The revised port rotation of JTS will be Nagoya – Tokyo – Chiba – Yokohama – Keelung – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Shekou – Port Kelang – Singapore – Manila South Port – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Shekou – Xiamen – Nagoya.
Yang Ming, aiming to increase the JTS service efficiency, will deploy its new 2,800TEU container ship, YM Capacity, on the service from 28 October after the naming ceremony at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard today, 20 October.
YM Capacity, which is the fifth of its ten 2,800TEU newly built full container vessels adopts the Sea Sword Bow design to improve energy efficiency and optimise hydrodynamic performances, according to an announcement.
Coupled with the installation of scrubber system, the newbuilding has the benefits of greenhouse gas emissions reduction and cost saving, while it is equipped with a Total Watch System which enables safer and more efficient navigation.
Yang Ming believes it will be more competitive in environmental protection and fleet management with the global satellite broadband and network layout capabilities of its new ship.
YM Capacity is one of the first vessels to receive DNV GL SmartShip notations, including “SmartShip OE (Operating Enhancement)”, “PE (Performance Enhancement)”, and CR Classification Society‘s “Smartship H, Et, I” notations.
The ceremony was jointly officiated by the chairman of the Taiwanese company, Cheng Cheng-Mount, and CSBC chairman, Cheng Wen-Lon, while Chiu Tseng-Yu, the senior vice president of Yang Ming, was invited to officially name the newbuilding.
