Yang Ming Christens the YM Efficiency and the YM Utility

Yang Ming held a launch christening for both the new 4,250 TEU full container vessel, the YM Efficiency, and 8,200 TEU full container vessel, the YM Utility, on January 6, 2009.

The YM Efficiency, a 4,250 TEU full container vessel built for Yang Ming by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, was christened and delivered into the YM fleet at a ceremony held at the CSBC Kaohsiung Shipyard on Jan. 6, 2009. Meantime, another 8,200 TEU full container vessel was christened as the YM Utility.

Robert Ho, President of Yang Ming, and Mr. Wen-Lon Cheng, Chairman of CSBC, both presided over the christening ceremony. Mrs. Shun-Hua An, wife of Mr. Rong-Guei Wu, Director of Yang Ming, was invited to be the sponsor of the YM Efficiency. Likewise, Mrs. Chih-Li Mao, wife of Mr. Robert Ho, President of Yang Ming, served as the sponsor of the YM Utility.

To meet the business demands of the current global market and maintain competitiveness, Yang Ming is focuses on providing dependable service quality to its customers, as was reflected in the names of their two new vessels.

The newly christened YM Efficiency will begin fleet services in the PN3 Service Loop (Asia - U.S. West Coast). The rotation of the PN3 Service is as follows: Shanghai - Ningbo - Busan - Tacoma - Vancouver.<Korea Shipping Gazette>